Interviewing With a Shadow: Agricultural Trade Chain in Kyrgyzstan

Year 2024, Issue: 99, 1 - 11, 30.06.2024

Nilay Ökten Kemaloğlu , Elifcan Çoruk

Abstract

Kyrgyzstan is considered as one of the territorially smallest but politically highly challenging countries in the Central Asia. In the first section of the article readers can find the main concerns and the method that is used in the study before it comes to the point of having political economic background of the country in the next part. As the aim of this work is to understand and analyse the agricultural trade chain and how the shadow economy is taking place in the market, within the scope of this study, in-depth interviews as part of a field study were conducted in Bishkek and its findings were examined after giving the theoretical and historical background. In the fourth and the last section, Kyrgyzstan’s international status is studied and with a conclusion part where an overall assessment was gathered, the study will come to an end.

Keywords

Kyrgyzstan, political instability, illegal trade, shadow economy, agriculture

Supporting Institution

REA-MSCA-H2020-RISE

Project Number

CENTRAL ASIAN LAW – Project Number: 870647

BİR GÖLGE İLE RÖPORTAJ: KIRGIZİSTAN'DA TARIMSAL TİCARET ZİNCİRİ

Abstract

Kırgızistan, Orta Asya'daki bölgesel olarak en küçük ancak siyasi olarak oldukça zorlu ülkelerden biri olarak kabul ediliyor. Makalenin ilk bölümünde okuyucular, sonraki bölümde ülkenin siyasi ekonomik arka planına sahip olma noktasına gelmeden önce, çalışmada kullanılan yöntemi ve temel kaygıları bulabilirler. Bu çalışmanın amacı, tarımsal ticaret zincirini ve kayıt dışı ekonominin piyasada nasıl yer aldığını anlamak ve analiz etmek olduğundan, bu çalışma kapsamında Bişkek ve ilçelerinde bir saha araştırması kapsamında derinlemesine görüşmeler yapılmıştır. bulgular teorik ve tarihsel arka plan verildikten sonra incelenmiştir. Dördüncü ve son bölümde ise Kırgızistan'ın uluslararası statüsü incelenecek ve genel bir değerlendirmenin yapıldığı sonuç bölümü ile çalışma sonlandırılacaktır.

Keywords

Kırgızistan, siyasi istikrarsızlık, yasa dışı ticaret, kayıt dışı ekonomi, tarım

Project Number

CENTRAL ASIAN LAW – Project Number: 870647

ИНТЕРВЬЮ С ТЕНЬЮ: СЕЛЬСКОХОЗЯЙСТВЕННАЯ ТОРГОВАЯ СЕТЬ В КЫРГЫЗСТАНЕ

Abstract

Кыргызстан считается одной из самых маленьких территориально, но политически очень сложных стран в Центральной Азии. В первом разделе статьи читатели могут найти основные проблемы и метод, который используется в исследовании, прежде чем в следующей части речь пойдет о политико-экономической подоплеке страны. Поскольку целью данной работы является понимание и анализ цепочки торговли сельскохозяйственной продукцией и того, как теневая экономика имеет место на рынке, в рамках данного исследования в рамках полевого исследования в Бишкеке и его окрестностях были проведены глубинные интервью. результаты были рассмотрены после предоставления теоретической и исторической предпосылки. В четвертом и последнем разделе изучается международный статус Кыргызстана, а в заключительной части, где была собрана общая оценка, исследование подходит к концу.

Keywords

Ключевые слова: Кыргызстан, политическая нестабильность, нелегальная торговля, теневая экономика, сельское хозяйство.

Project Number

CENTRAL ASIAN LAW – Project Number: 870647

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