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Maximizing Clarity in Economic Terminology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Andrew L. Christenson
Andrew L. Christenson*
Affiliation:
Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024
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Abstract

The increasing incorporation of economic concepts into archaeological theory has led to an increased potential for misunderstanding through terminological sloppiness. Misuse of such terms as minimax, efficiency, risk, and maximization has already laid a solid foundation for confusion. These comments are intended to provide brief definitions for several key economic terms and to indicate how they can be used so that their meanings are clearly understood.

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American Antiquity , Volume 47 , Issue 2 , April 1982 , pp. 419 - 426
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1982

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