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Consumption Patterns in Extended Families : The Role of Guests in African Economies

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Rapoport, B.
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This paper proposes to explain why there are so many guests in African households and to determine the consequences on individual behaviors. The starting point is the assumption that there exists, in traditional societies, a norm, together with a system of sanctions, which states that within the family group (the extended family) everyone should receive the same share of the wealth produced by the group.

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Paper provided by Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1) in its series Papiers d'Economie Mathématique et Applications with number 2000.86.

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Length: 39 pages
Date of creation: 2000
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Handle: RePEc:fth:pariem:2000.86

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Keywords: DEMAND ; CONSUMPTION ; HOUSEHOLD ; FAMILY;

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