The evolution of giving, sharing, and lotteries

Current Anthropology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 747-756

  Nettle, Daniel ^a   Panchanathan, Karthik ^b   Rai, Tage Shakti ^b   Fiske, Alan Page ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 80053525353     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/661521     Document Type: Article

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