Barter and Hierarchy: A Practical Perspective on Food, Society, and Knowledge in the Inca Empire

Luis-Felipe Arizmendi

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Abstract: The Inca Empire developed a sophisticated food production system, social organisation, and knowledge transmission without money or writing. The article introduces the concept of a barter economy structured through hierarchical cooperation and examines the Inca model from a practice-based (heuristical) perspective.

Date: 2025-04
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Published in Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science (2025), Volume 2, Issue 1

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