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Officially Despised Yet Tolerated: Open-air Markets and Entrepreneurship in Post-socialist Countries

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  • Ruta Aidis

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This article examines the entrepreneurial activity at open-air markets (OAMs) in post-socialist countries. Based on interviews and observations of 65 traders at the largest OAM in the Baltics, we address the following questions: (a) To what extent can these traders be considered productive entrepreneurs? and (b) What unique functions do OAMs fulfil in the post-socialist environment? Our analysis indicates that, based on our working definition of entrepreneurship in transition countries, we consider these traders to be entrepreneurs. In addition, we identify a number of important social, political and economic roles that OAM traders fulfil in the transition environment.

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Article provided by Taylor and Francis Journals in its journal Post-Communist Economies.

Volume (Year): 15 (2003)
Issue (Month): 3 ()
Pages: 461-473

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  1. Ruta Aidis, 2002. "Why don't we see more Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Lithuania?," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 02-038/2, Tinbergen Institute.
  2. Smallbone, David & Welter, Friederike, 2001. " The Distinctiveness of Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 16(4), pages 249-62, June.
  3. Ágnes Czakó, 1999. "Characteristics and Origins of the Comecon Open-air Market in Hungary," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 23(4), pages 715-737, December.
  4. Ruta Aidis, 2002. "Why less? The Gendered Aspects of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Ownership under Economic Transition," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 02-055/2, Tinbergen Institute.
  5. Endre Sik, 1999. "The Development of Open-air Markets in East-Central Europe," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 23(4), pages 697-714, December.
  6. Wennekers, Sander & Thurik, Roy, 1999. " Linking Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 13(1), pages 27-55, August.
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  1. Ruta Aidis, 2002. "Why less? The Gendered Aspects of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Ownership under Economic Transition," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 02-055/2, Tinbergen Institute.

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