Wealth inequality in foraging, horticultural, pastoral, and agricultural populations: A reply to Caldararo

Current Anthropology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 579-580

  Smith, Eric Alden ^a   Mulder, Monique Borgerhoff ^b   Bowles, Samuel ^c,d   Hill, Kim ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79961188504     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660846     Document Type: Article

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