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Anthropology and Economic Imperialism: The Battlefield of Culture

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Swee-Hoon Chuah () (Nottingham University Business School)

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The concept of culture is traditionally the home turf of anthropologists. However, economists have become increasingly interested in culture, using the language of culture to study both macro- and micro-level economic phenomena. Anthropologists view this as an encroachment into their territory and are battling to keep the `economic imperialists' out. This paper examines, from a philosophy of science perspective, the inherent differences between the disciplines of anthropology and economics that lie at the heart of this battle. It concludes by observing how a greater appreciation of and respect for each other?s view of culture can foster closer collaboration and further enrich both disciplines.

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Paper provided by Industrial Economics Division in its series Occasional Papers with number 4.

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Keywords: Culture anthropology methodology modernism relativism post-modernism

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