Traders, Informal Trade and Markets between the Caucasus and China (Politics and History in Central Asia)

Fehlings, Susanne

Palgrave Macmillan（2023/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 349 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789811952074
• DDC分類 382.09475

Full Description

The book is about the economic practices of traders and businesspeople from the Caucasus and China who work in local bazaars in Tbilisi and Beijing. It describes their activities, their motivations, their socio-cultural backgrounds, their work environments, and their interactions with one another. Contributing to a broader debate on the nature and role of informal economic practices in the post-Soviet periphery and processes of "globalization from below", the book aims at providing a thick description of the embeddedness of bazaar traders' economic behaviors and strategies in local and global political, economic, and cultural contexts, markets and supply chains.

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction: Markets, Trade, And The Study Of The Post-Soviet Economy.- Chapter 2: From Chelnoki (Shuttle Traders) To Biznesmeny.- Chapter 3: Caucasian Biznes, Local Trade, And Entrepreneurship.- Chapter 4: Dealing With Institutional Frameworks.- Chapter 5: Chinelebi—Chinese Entrepreneurs In The Caucasus.