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The monetization of social celebrations in rural Kyrgyzstan: on the uses of hashish money

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  • Gulzat Botoeva

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This article focuses on the embeddedness of hashish production in the local economy of Toolu, a village in Kyrgyzstan. It explores how transformations in social relationships and the monetization of gift giving put constant pressure on families to find cash in a semi-subsistence agricultural economy. Although not produced on an industrial scale in the community, hashish is used as a cash crop in times of deficit. Based on a mixed-methods study combining ethnographic fieldwork with survey data, I show how the hashish economy is intertwined with different forms of reciprocal relationships based on gift-giving practices and the monetization of social relationships. In doing so, I illustrate how the hashish economy is embedded in local livelihoods and shapes emerging forms of economic morality in Kyrgyz society.

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  • Gulzat Botoeva, 2015. "The monetization of social celebrations in rural Kyrgyzstan: on the uses of hashish money," Central Asian Survey, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(4), pages 531-548, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ccasxx:v:34:y:2015:i:4:p:531-548
    DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2015.1092742
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