The genesis of resource exchange : A study of rotating savings and credit associations in the Okinawa Islands
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- TSUJIMOTO Masahiro
- Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University
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- KUNIYOSHI Miyako
- Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kobe University
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- YOKUDA Iwao
- Faculty of Law and Letters, University of the Ryukyus
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- 沖縄の講集団にみる交換の生成
- オキナワ ノ コウ シュウダン ニ ミル コウカン ノ セイセイ
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Abstract
In order to examine resource exchange organizations in local communities, we conducted a case study of rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs). In a ROSCA, participants regularly contribute resources to form a fund and distribute it to each participant in a rotation. Based on field research in the Okinawa Islands, the following characteristics were apparent : (1) Selection of participants is based on face-to-face relationships, such that participants know each other, in order to solve the free-rider problem; (2) The materialization of a ROSCA leads, in turn, to the strengthening of face-to-face relationships. We suggest that together, these two characteristics enable participants to maintain and develop a resource exchange. In addition, we describe the life history of one of the participants in order to examine the historical background of ROSCA.
Journal
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- Japanese Journal of Social Psychology
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Japanese Journal of Social Psychology 23 (2), 162-172, 2007
The Japanese Society of Social Psychology
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390282679468335616
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- NII Article ID
- 110006440331
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- NII Book ID
- AN10049127
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- ISSN
- 21891338
- 09161503
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- NDL BIB ID
- 8980813
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- NDL
- CiNii Articles
- KAKEN
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed
