Co-published with the Society for Economic Anthropology, this work explores the social, political and economic contexts and consequences of economic interaction beyond the local systems. Because the focus of economic analysis is often local, particularly in anthropology, this book specifically aims analysis beyond the local system of economic interaction.

Contributions by: Donald W. Atwood, Candice Bradley, Gracia Clark, E. Paul Durrenberger, Gary M. Feinman, Thomas D. Hall, Tania Murray Li, Earl W. Morris, Arthur D. Murphy, Peter N. Peregrine, James Toth, Lillian Trager, ChristinaBolke Turner, Richard R. Wilk, Deborah Winslow, Mary Winter