Despite the domination by the state or landlords, the peasantry developed norms that emphasized community cooperation in production, distribution, and consumption. This system involved sharing food and labor with one another in a reciprocal manner to provide a form of social and economic security so that individual peasant families would not perish. This system is known as:

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The system developed by the peasantry that emphasized community cooperation in production, distribution and consumption through sharing food and labor in a reciprocal manner is referred to as a moral economy. A moral economy is a system of economic arrangements that prioritizes the well-being of the community over individualism, and is based on a set of shared social norms and values.

Despite the Domination by the State or Landlords, the Peasantry