Bubutis system
The Bubuti system is a form of trade , exchange or a formalized neighborhood aid on the atolls of the island state of Kiribati in the Pacific .
The word 'buti' actually means 'please'. By doubling it is amplified: 'bubuti'. The term is never used lightly.
If an islander needs something in particular, they can approach another islander and ask them to give them the item they need. A Bubuti is traditionally irrefutable - assuming it is legitimate. However, if someone tries to abuse a bubuti, the request can be refused. In principle, someone who rejects a request can easily be seen as hard-hearted, and that does not go well with the standards in force in Kiribati.
A request for an item does not necessarily have to lead to the (permanent) transfer of ownership of the item. The request for the item can - depending on the respective context - also be the request to borrow the item.
The person who has given his property to someone else can now go to this person at a different point in time. B. with the formula: "I bubuti your shovel" ask for a shovel. This request must also be granted.
No objective monetary value is assigned to the respective object , but the value depends on the subjective need or a preference of the person asking. One of the advantages of the Bubuti may well be that in a world of scarce resources not everyone has to own a certain item in order to be able to use it.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alina Stefanescu's blog
- ↑ pacificislandtravel.com ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Rao, Doraswamy, 2005. "Culture and entrepreneurship: an exploratory essay", Fijian Studies: A Journal of Contemporary Fiji, 3 (1): pp 57-86.
- ^ Ron Duncan, Cultural and Social Norms and Economic Development in Remote Aboriginal Communities: Lessons from the Pacific, p. 4f
