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Trading in Dordoi and Lilo bazaars: frontiers of formality, entrepreneurship and globalization

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Cross-border trade is central to the socio-economic structure of the former Soviet republics and their integration in the world economy. In the Caucasus and Central Asia, bazaars have functioned as nodes that enable multi-directional, cross-border trade. While there have been studies on the bazaar trade in the Soviet successor states, few have used quantitative methods. Drawing from 600 structured interviews with traders in Dordoi (Bishkek) and Lilo (Tbilisi), the data from Dordoi highlight the relationship between informality and entrepreneurship, unlike Lilo, where there are clearer markers of formality, but where bazaar trade also seems to be less profitable. The data from the 600 interviews illustrate that Dordoi functions as a globalized trading hub, its transnational linkages forged by the bazaar traders and the buyers themselves. By contrast, trade in Lilo is more localized. Hence, ‘globalization from below’ presents itself differently across the post-Soviet space.

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  • Philippe Rudaz, 2020. "Trading in Dordoi and Lilo bazaars: frontiers of formality, entrepreneurship and globalization," Central Asian Survey, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(1), pages 11-32, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ccasxx:v:39:y:2020:i:1:p:11-32
    DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2020.1732298
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