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Beyond Supply and Demand: The Moral Economy of Price Formation in Slab City 超越供给与需求：板式城市价格形成的道德经济

IF 0.9 4区社会学

Economic Anthropology Pub Date : 2025-04-30 DOI: 10.1002/sea2.70002

Bailey C. Hauswurz

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Fleeting Wealth: On Gain and Loss of Contemporary Inalienable Possessions 转瞬即逝的财富：当代不可剥夺财产的得失

IF 0.9 4区社会学

Economic Anthropology Pub Date : 2025-03-30 DOI: 10.1002/sea2.70001

Brandaan Huigen

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Economic Anthropology 经济人类学

IF 1.2 4区社会学

Economic Anthropology Pub Date : 2025-01-07 DOI: 10.1002/sea2.12325