The gift economy

http://www.gift-economy.com/giftpara_eng/giftparadigm01.html

http://www.giftingit.com/

"I have hoped . . . to speak of the inner gift that we accept as the object of our labor, and the outer gift that has become a vehicle of culture. I am not concerned with gifts given in spite or fear, nor those gifts we accept out of servility or obligation; my concern is the gift we long for, the gift that, when it comes, speaks commandingly to the soul and irresistibly moves us." Lewis Hyde

“Love, work, and knowledge are the wellsprings of our lives, they should also govern it.”

Wilhelm Reich

Only the liberation of the natural capacity for love in human beings can master their sadistic destructiveness.”

Wilhelm Reich

"Gifts economies, in which human beings are worth more than the market, are fundamental to most traditional and indigenous peoples. Here is a case where a just alternative already exists, and has for thousands of years.

In its purest form, the gift economy is about the collective, allocation based on need, and abundance. Behind gifting is human relationship, solidarity, generation of goodwill, and attention to the nurturance of the whole society, and not just one’s immediate self and family. Maintaining economic and social relations outside of the market keeps respect, cooperation, and ethics thriving."