Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Acknowledgments VII
4. ONE Introduction: Hard Times, Goodness, and Visions of the Future 1
5. TWO The Setting: History and Geography, Kinship and Leadership, Food and Money 20
6. THREE Social Relations and Material Well-Being 44
7. FOUR The Supernatural: Old and New 70
8. FIVE The Case of the Konan 101
9. SIX Understanding Poverty: The Mundane, the Extraordinary, and the Moral Preoccupation 134
10. SEVEN Redefining Good Social Relations: Reciprocity vs the Commercial Spirit 163
11. EIGHT Redefining Good Social Relations: Organizing Time and Work 190
12. NINE The Future, Hard Times, and Visions of Goodness 225
13. Appendix: Time-Allocation Data 237
14. Notes 241
15. Glossary 257
16. References Cited 259
17. Index 273