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Informal economy, informal state: the case of UzbekistanInternational Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

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In the Soviet Union, the official command structure for economic production and distribution gave rise to, and depended upon, what has been described as a “shadow” economy. In the post-socialist context, the unregulated, often extra-legal activities of production and exchange, encompassing the survival strategies of the poor, the emergence of post-socialist “Mafias”, and much entrepreneurial activity, has been described using the concept of the “informal economy”.

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Rasanayagam, Johan. Informal economy, informal state: the case of UzbekistanInternational Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. , , . , 2011. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Informal-economy-Uzbekistan_0.pdfRasanayagam, J. (2011). Informal economy, informal state: the case of UzbekistanInternational Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Informal-economy-Uzbekistan_0.pdfRasanayagam, Johan. "Informal economy, informal state: the case of UzbekistanInternational Journal of Sociology and Social Policy." 2011, .Rasanayagam Johan. "Informal economy, informal state: the case of UzbekistanInternational Journal of Sociology and Social Policy." (2011). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Informal-economy-Uzbekistan_0.pdfRasanayagam, J 2011, 'Informal economy, informal state: the case of UzbekistanInternational Journal of Sociology and Social Policy', , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Informal-economy-Uzbekistan_0.pdfJohan Rasanayagam, 'Informal economy, informal state: the case of UzbekistanInternational Journal of Sociology and Social Policy' (2011). Rasanayagam J. Informal economy, informal state: the case of UzbekistanInternational Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. . 2011. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Informal-economy-Uzbekistan_0.pdfRasanayagam, Johan. Informal economy, informal state: the case of UzbekistanInternational Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. . 2011. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Informal-economy-Uzbekistan_0.pdf

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