Gift Economy

Gift Economy or GiftEcon is an economically focused, non-quadrant (and almost utopian) economic model that differentiates itself from Capitalism and  Communism with an entirely different system. GiftEcon tends to lean towards Anarcho-Communism in the real world but is culturally varied and can exist in states of authority and anarchy.

In a Gift Economy, instead of a person making an exchange or request with someone for something, it's entirely up to the person with the "gift" on when and who it is given to. A "gift" means something that is given away for free to someone else (or multiple people) with no explicit exchange. The item is only given away through good will, aka the Spirit of Giving. Nothing is expected in return for the gift.

The action of gift giving creates a mutual trust and respect between the people and furthers a successful community. There is no feeling of being wronged in an exchange because there are no direct contractual exchanges in the first place.

Collaborative works/projects are done to provide a vast number of people with a type of gift. One of the greatest examples of a Gift Economy would be the Polcompball Wiki itself. The wiki features hundreds of articles written by dozens of editors and all editors receive no material reward for their gift giving to the masses.

[[File:KPAM.png]] Korean People's Association in Manchuria
One of the examples of Gift Economy was the Korean People's Association in Manchuria (KPAM), an anarchist zone in the Manchuria region led by Kim Chwa-chin, reaching up to 2 million Koreans in 1930. -Japanese, with the Korean Anarchist Federation in Manchuria (KAFM), that despite being driven by nationalism, the movement adopted anarchist ideals and opposed the ML.

When established, he ordered cooperative farming, free education, mutual aid, donation shops, weapons training, anti-Chinese exploitation, anti-Japanese, village assembly support, workers' cooperatives, democratization of schools and others. It was based on Libertarian Socialism, stateless communism and mutual cooperation.

The zone ended in 1931 after the invasion of Japan, with leader Kim Chwa-chin assassinated, establishment of the puppet state of Manchuria, and with many Koreans offering to fight in the Second Sino-Japanese War in southern China.

Personality and Behavior
During the holidays, GiftEcon is like Santa Claus, sending presents inside everyone's houses and riding up in the sky with it's sleigh with its magical reindeer.

How to Draw
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 * 1) Draw a ball.
 * 2) Fill it with white.
 * 3) Draw a red square on the inside.
 * 4) Split the square in the middle vertically and horizontally with a green line.
 * 5) Add two green tear drop outlines at the top, their points connected to the top of the vertical green line.
 * 6) Draw two eyes, and you're done.
 * 7) Optional: Add a Santa hat.

Videos

 * Charles Eisenstein: 'In a gift economy the more you give, the richer you are'
 * What is a gift economy?

Wikipedia

 * Gift Economy
 * Xenia
 * Winterhilfswerk

Websites

 * Gift Economy
 * Trade-Free