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Sharing culture and resource conservation in hunter-gatherer societies

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  • Rabindra Nath Chakraborty

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Harvest sharing in hunter-gatherer societies takes the form of implicit taxes on renewable resources the proceeds of which are redistributed among all members of the community. It is argued that these taxes represent an evolutionary response to the dynamics of large game hunting. The implicit resource tax raises output and welfare per capita; high tax rates can prevent the emergence of a 'feast and famine' pattern of growth. These predictions are found to be consistent with evidence from the !Kung San hunter-gatherer society in southern Africa. Copyright 2007, Oxford University Press.

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  • Rabindra Nath Chakraborty, 2007. "Sharing culture and resource conservation in hunter-gatherer societies," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 59(1), pages 63-88, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:oxecpp:v:59:y:2007:i:1:p:63-88
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