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moraleconomy2 CONSTRUCTSMoral economyTHOMPSON · ANTHROPOLOGYMoral economySCOTT · SOUTHEAST ASIAN

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Anthropology

shared popular notions of fair prices and legitimate practices whose violation provoked collective protest such as food riots.

In anthropology, moral economy refers to shared popular notions of fair prices and legitimate practices whose violation provoked collective protest such as food riots. This meaning comes from Thompson (1971) in Past and Present.[1]

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Southeast Asian studies

the peasant subsistence ethic by which villagers judge whether claims on their harvest are legitimate.

In Southeast Asian studies, moral economy refers to the peasant subsistence ethic by which villagers judge whether claims on their harvest are legitimate. This meaning comes from Scott (1976) in The moral economy of the peasant: Rebellion and Subsistence in Southeast Asia.[2]

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References

  1. Thompson, E. P. (1971). The Moral Economy of the English Crowd in the Eighteenth Century. Past and Present, 50(1), 76-136. https://doi.org/10.1093/past/50.1.76
  2. Scott, J. C. (1976). The moral economy of the peasant: Rebellion and Subsistence in Southeast Asia. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300185553

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