negative reciprocity

is a form of exchange whereby one tries to get something for nothing, be that through haggling, barter, cheating, or theft and marked by cunning, stealth, and violence. It is the most impersonal sort of exchange.

the attempt to get something for nothing.' He places along the continuum of negative reciprocity everything from 'haggling' or barter to cheating and theft . . . 'cunning, stealth, and violence' as hallmarks of negative reciprocity (1972: 185).

is a kind of bad-faith exploitation of the expectations of reciprocity.

(3) bad faith, taking advantages of expectations of reciprocity

is barter barter whereby a person expects to get paid back immediately.

Marshall Sahlins, a well known American cultural anthropologist, identified three main types of reciprocity in his book Stone Age Economics (1972).[1] (wikipedia) (1) uninhibited sharing or giving without expecting anything in return -one gets the satisfaction of giving. (2) giving where someone expects a fair and tangible return at some point. (wikipedia). (3) barter : a person expects to get paid back immediately (wikipedia)

is the most impersonal sort of exchange. The participants confront each other as opposed interests, each looking to maximize utility at the other's expense. The aim of both parties, is the unearned increment.

Negative reciprocity is the most impersonal sort of exchange. In guises such as 'barter' it is from our point of view the 'most economic'. The participations confront each other as opposed interests, each looking to maximize utility at the other's expense. Approaching the transaction with an eye singular to the main chance, the aim of the opening party, or of both parties, is the unearned increment. One of the most sociable forms, leaning towards balance, is haggling conducted in the spirit of 'what the traffic will bear'. From this, negative reciprocity ranges through various degrees of cunning, guile, stealth, and violence to the finesse of a well-conducted horse raid

negative reciprocity, n.Definitions

negative reciprocity