Are immediate-return strategies adaptive?
(2005)
Book Chapter
Layton, R. (2005). Are immediate-return strategies adaptive?. In T. Widlok, & W. Tadesse (Eds.), Property and equality : ritualisation, sharing, egalitarianism (130-150). Berghahn Journals
Argues that the social strategies that James Woodburn characterised as 'immediate return' are adaptive in specified ecological contexts. Woodburn's 'delayed return' strategies constitute a composite category. When the components (technology, territor... Read More about Are immediate-return strategies adaptive?.