1. The competing theories
Political economy
Economics
2. A framework of analysis
The general relation of production to consumption, distribution, and exchange
The definition of particular economies
3. Gifts and commodities: circulation
The direct exchange of things
The circulation of things
The circulation of people
Circulation and distribution
4. Gifts and commodities: reproduction
Production of commodities by means of commodities
Consumption of gifts by means of gifts
Summary
5. Traditional and modern goods: a critique
The conceptual problem
The perceptual problem
The methodological problem
6. The transformation of gifts into commodities in colonial Papua New Guinea
Theories of change in PNG
The emergence of commodity production in PNG
7. The transformation of commodities into gifts in colonial Papua New Guinea
Restricted reproduction in the Sepik District
Delayed reproduction in the highlands
The kula gift exchange system of Milne Bay District
Gift exchange and capital accumulation in Central District
Conclusion
Mathematical appendix: A matrix approach to the calculus of kinship relations.