The Relationship between Anthropology and Economics

ONE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION OF ANTHROPOLOGY IS THAT BY PROVIDING US WITH A VAST ARRAY OF INFORMATION ABOUT DIVERSE SOCIOCULTURAL SYSTEMS, ANTHROPOLOGY CREATES A KING OF NATURAL LABORATORY FOR TESTING HYPOTHESES BECAUSE THEIR SUBJECTS OFTEN OBJECT TO BEING MANIPULATED, ALL SOCIAL SCIENTISTS FREQUENTLY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO EXPERIMENT. WHAT IS NEEDED IS INFORMATION ABOUT DIVERSE SOCIAL SYSTEMS IN WHICH THE FACTORS INVOLVED IN HYPOTHESES VARY--AND THIS INFORMATION ANTRHOPOLOGY OFTEN PROVIDES.