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Order at the Bazaar delves into the role of bazaars in the political economy and development of Central Asia. Bazaars are the economic bedrock for many throughout the region-they are the entrepreneurial hubs of Central Asia. However, they are often regarded as mafia-governed environments that are largely populated by the dispossessed. By immersing herself in the bazaars of Kyrgyzstan, Regine A. Spector learned that some are rather best characterized as islands of order in a chaotic national context. Spector draws on interviews, archival sources, and participant observation to show how traders, landowners, and municipal officials create order in the absence of a coherent government apparatus and bureaucratic state. Merchants have adapted Soviet institutions, including trade unions, and pre-Soviet practices, such as using village elders as the arbiters of disputes, to the urban bazaar by building and asserting their own authority. Spector's findings have relevance beyond the bazaars and borders of one small country; they teach us how economic development operates when the rule of law is weak.

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History of Asia

Political economy

Sociology

Sociologie, société et politique

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Publié par	Cornell University Press
Date de parution	15 août 2017
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781501709746
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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ORDERATTHEBAZAAR

ORDERATTHEBAZAARPowerandTradeinCentralAsia

CORNELLUNIVERSITYPRESS

RegineA.Spector

ITHACAANDLONDON

Cornell University Press gratefully acknowledges receipt of a publication subvention from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, which aided in the publication of this book.

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First published 2017 by Cornell University Press

Printed in the United States of America

Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Names: Spector, Regine A., 1976– author. Title: Order at the bazaar : power and trade in Central Asia / Regine A. Spector. Description: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017004753 (print) | LCCN 2017006146 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501709326 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781501712388 (epub/mobi) | ISBN 9781501709746 (pdf) Subjects: LCSH: Bazaars (Markets)—Kyrgyzstan—Bishkek. | Post communism—Economic aspects—Kyrgyzstan—Bishkek. | Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)—Commerce. Classification: LCC HF5475.K982 B57 2017 (print) | LCC HF5475.K982 (ebook) | DDC 381/.1—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017004753

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Cover: Scene in the Karasuu bazaar, Kyrgyzstan, August 2007. Photograph by the author.

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Introduction. The Possibility of Order1. Varieties of Order in a New Market Context2. Changing Meanings of Bazaar Trade in Central Asia3. Organizing Collectively at Dordoi Bazaar4. Adapting to Bazaar Ownership through Diplomacy5. Centralizing to Modernize at Osh Bazaar6. Becoming Trading Elders and Local Authorities7. Local Orders in PostSoviet Bazaars and BeyondConclusion. Rethinking Policy, Politics, and Development

AcknowledgmentsResearchAppendixNotesIndex

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TableA. Interviews referenced

Figures2.1.of bazaars in Kyrgyzstan (1980–2005) Number 2.2. Retail turnover in Kyrgyzstan (1994–2005)

Photos2.1.trade bags, Osh bazaar Shuttle 3.1.terminal and buses, Dordoi bazaar Bus 3.2.terminal and buses, Dordoi bazaar Bus 3.3. Trading row, Dordoi bazaar3.4. Doublestacked containers, Dordoi bazaar3.5.container, Dordoi bazaar Open 5.1. Rice pavilion, Osh bazaar5.2. Street traders, Osh bazaar5.3.traders, Osh bazaar Street 5.4. Main entrance, Osh bazaar6.1. Kyrgyzkalpaks,Karasuu bazaar

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