Generalized reciprocity

A. usually develops after redistribution but before the market principle.
B. is characterized by the immediate return of the object exchanged.
C. is exemplified by silent trade.
D. is the characteristic form of exchange in egalitarian societies.
E. disappears with the origin of the state.


Answer: D

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