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Mwali bracelets. Soulava necklaces. Emergence of an Exchange Network: The Kula-Ring. Inter-island exchange between previously hostile groups No central authority or enforcing agent Stable rules prescribing which island visits which other island. The Kula Ring.
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Mwali bracelets Soulava necklaces QMSS Summerschool, Ljubljana
Emergence of an Exchange Network: The Kula-Ring • Inter-island exchange between previously hostile groups • No central authority or enforcing agent • Stable rules prescribing which island visits which other island QMSS Summerschool, Ljubljana
The Kula Ring QMSS Summerschool, Ljubljana
Emergence of the Kula-Ring: Rationalist Explanation • actors minimize transaction costs • exchange with nearest neighbors leads to the formation of proto-coalitions • exchange between proto-coalitions produces ring-like structure • ring-like structure most efficient QMSS Summerschool, Ljubljana
Emergence of the Kula-Ring: Culturalist Explanation • Identities • Identity of membership in ‘Kula Ring’ community established by participation of outsiders in rituals and ceremonies • Signaling • Participation in rites signals reliability and trustworthiness and facilitates screening out outsiders who might wish to benefit from joining the club by passing/faking as insiders QMSS Summerschool, Ljubljana
Emergence of the Kula-Ring: Structuralist Explanation • Disadvantages of ring-like structure • Advantages of network closure • advisory trust • third party monitoring • safety valve for exchange QMSS Summerschool, Ljubljana