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09/03/2024

Research Article

Emergence of economic and social disparities through competitive gift-giving

This article demonstrates that competitive gift-giving generates socioeconomic disparities characterized by power law distributions of wealth and social reputation. Organizational types, such as tribes and kingdoms, can be seen as distinct phases that depend on the frequency and scale of such gift-giving.

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Emergence of economic and social disparities through competitive gift-giving

09/03/2024

Editorial

Introducing PLOS Complex Systems

Read the Editor-in-Chief's introduction to the journal and thoughts on the field of complexity and network science.

Introducing PLOS Complex Systems

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PLOS Complex Systems | ISSN: 2837-8830 (online)