Moral economy reconfigured: philanthropic engagement in post-tsunami Sri Lanka

This article focuses on the ‘gift of aid’ and its impact upon the local moral economy in a Sri Lankan village affected by the tsunami disaster in 2004. The importance of giving, receiving, and reciprocating for the shaping and consolidation of social relations has long been recognized. The act of gi...

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Main Author: Ivarsson, Carolina Holgersson (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2015]
In: Journal of global ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 233-245
Further subjects:B Morality
B Reciprocity
B Anthropology
B disaster aid
B Social Organization
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)