Noiva do Cordeiro community: contributions from elements of a system based on substantive economy

Abstract This study investigated the formation and interaction of an alternative economic system in the Noiva do Cordeiro-MG community with the dynamics of the mercantile economy. Qualitative research was conducted from an ethnography study developed with the rural community. Based on the theories of economic sociology by Marcel Mauss and Karl Polanyi, this paper points out that the aspects of giving and reciprocity in productive relationships were central to reproducing a strong solidarity logic. Through very own principles, structures, and institutions, in which money plays a very small role, the findings indicate that the community has been able to survive even in the face of the tensions of a market society.

摘要 本研究探讨了诺瓦杜科尔代鲁-米纳斯吉拉斯州（Noiva do Cordeiro-MG）社区内的替代经济体系的形成及其与商业经济动态的互动关系。研究针对该乡村社区开展民族志研究，完成质性调研。本研究基于马塞尔·莫斯（Marcel Mauss）与卡尔·波兰尼（Karl Polanyi）的经济社会学理论，指出生产关系中的馈赠与互惠维度是维系牢固团结互助逻辑的核心要素。该社区依托自身独有的原则、结构与制度体系，且货币在其中的作用微乎其微；研究结果表明，即便面临市场经济社会带来的种种张力，该社区仍得以存续发展。