This provided a lovely, easy-to-follow, and eye-opening introduction to gift economy; what it means, how it works, how easily we can find it in everyday life, how communities default to it in times of crisis, and how much it would benefit the world if we all collectively practiced it with respect. 

<i>“In a gift economy, wealth is understood as having enough to share, and the practice for dealing with abundance is to give it away. In fact, status is determined not by how much one accumulates, but by how much one gives away. The currency in a gift economy is relationship, which is expressed as gratitude, as interdependence and the ongoing cycles of reciprocity. A gift economy nurtures the community bonds that enhance mutual well-being; the economic unit is “we” rather than “I,” as all flourishing is mutual.”</i>

It strikes me as one of the things that would truly heal the world if we all woke up one day and decided to adopt it. I appreciated the food for thought in this book and I definitely feel like I learned something new and valuable. The audiobook was great; the author does a great job narrating her own work.