Limited wants, unlimited means
Subtitle: a reader on hunter-gatherer economics and the environment
By: edited by John M. Gowdy.
Contributors: Gowdy, John M.
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
Subjects: Hunting and gathering societies; Human ecology; Sustainable development
Description: For roughly 99% of their existence on earth, Homo sapiens lived as small bands of hunter-gatherers in societies that appear to have solved problems of production, distribution, social equity, and environmental sustainability that our own culture seems incapable of addressing. Limited Wants, Unlimited Means examines the hunter-gatherer society and lifestyle, providing a brief introduction to the rich literature on non-agricultural societies.

It examines the economics of traditional societies and presents a multifaceted investigation of how such societies function and what that can teach us in our own quest for sustainability and equality.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.