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<p>A <b>gift economy</b> or <b>gift culture</b> is a system of exchange where <a href="page.php?w=Anthropological_theories_of_value">valuables</a> are not sold, but rather given without an explicit agreement for immediate or future rewards. Social norms and customs govern giving a gift in a gift culture; although there is some expectation of reciprocity, gifts are not given in an explicit exchange of goods or services for <a href="page.php?w=money">money</a>, or some other good or service. This contrasts with a <a href="page.php?w=market_economy">market economy</a></p><p>
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