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principle of householding (Aristotle/Polanyi) which consists of catering | production for use instead of for gain. |
for one's own household, which has nothing in common either with the motive of gain or | |
with the institution of markets. Its pattern is the closed group: whether the very | principle of householding which consists of catering for one's own household, |
different entities of the family or the settlement or the manor formed the | which has nothing in common either with the motive of gain or with the institution |
self-sufficient unit; the principle was invariably the same, namely, that of producing | of markets. Its pattern is the closed group: whether the very different entities |
and storing for the satisfaction of the wants of the members of the group. | of the family or the settlement or the manor formed the self-sufficient unit; |
The nature of the institutional nucleus is indifferent: it may be sex as with the | the principle was invariably the same, namely, that of producing and storing |
patriarchal family, locality as with the village settlement, or political power as with | for the satisfaction of the wants of the members of the group. The nature of the |
| institutional nucleus is indifferent: it may be sex as with the patriarchal family, |
| locality as with the village settlement, or political power as with |
the seigneurial manor. Nor does the internal organization of the group matter. It may | the seigneurial manor. Nor does the internal organization of the group matter. It may |
be as despotic as the Roman familia or as democratic as the South Slav zadruga; as | be as despotic as the Roman familia or as democratic as the South Slav zadruga; as |
peasant holding of Western Europe. | peasant holding of Western Europe. |
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Labour: human activity cannot be detached from life in order to be stored and mobilised. | human activity cannot be detached from life in order to be stored and mobilised. |
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| (Aristotle/Polanyi) |