Barter and Hierarchy: A Practical Perspective on Food, Society, and Knowledge in the Inca Empire

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Main Author: Arizmendi, Luis-Felipe
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contents The Inca Empire developed a sophisticated food production system, social organisation, and knowledge transmission without money or writing. The article introduces the concept of a barter economy structured through hierarchical cooperation and examines the Inca model from a practice-based (heuristical) perspective.
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spellingShingle Barter and Hierarchy: A Practical Perspective on Food, Society, and Knowledge in the Inca Empire
Arizmendi, Luis-Felipe
Theoretical Economics
The Inca Empire developed a sophisticated food production system, social organisation, and knowledge transmission without money or writing. The article introduces the concept of a barter economy structured through hierarchical cooperation and examines the Inca model from a practice-based (heuristical) perspective.
title Barter and Hierarchy: A Practical Perspective on Food, Society, and Knowledge in the Inca Empire
topic Theoretical Economics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.15726