On money debt and morality: Some reflections on the contribution of economic anthropology

Gregory, Chris

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On money debt and morality: Some reflections on the contribution of economic anthropology

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2012

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Gregory, Chris

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Wiley-Blackwell

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Peebles, in a recent review of the anthropology of debt and credit, found an 'astonishing consistency' in the moral valuation of credit which is everywhere given a positive evaluation relative to debt. But why is this? Does it apply to creditors as well?

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10.1111/j.1469-8676.2012.00225.x

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