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1 Introduction: Markets, Trade, and the Study of the Post-Soviet Economy |
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1 | (36) |
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Marketplaces and Long-Distance Trade in Anthropology |
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9 | (4) |
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Post-Soviet Markets and Their Background |
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13 | (3) |
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Markets and Trade in Post-Soviet Economies |
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16 | (2) |
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Fieldwork and Data Collection |
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18 | (4) |
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Structure and Argument of the Book |
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22 | (5) |
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27 | (10) |
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2 From Chelnoki (Shuttle Traders) to Biznesmeny |
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37 | (60) |
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38 | (6) |
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Biznesmeny and the Bazaar |
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44 | (6) |
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Biznes in "Russian Beijing" |
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50 | (20) |
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The Social Life of Biznes |
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70 | (12) |
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Biznes Culture and Its Rules |
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82 | (6) |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (7) |
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3 Caucasian Biznes, Local Trade, and Entrepreneurship |
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97 | (90) |
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101 | (1) |
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Location and Types of Commerce |
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102 | (14) |
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116 | (14) |
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130 | (12) |
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142 | (4) |
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146 | (4) |
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Quantity, Transport, and Frequency |
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150 | (1) |
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Putting the Parts Together |
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151 | (7) |
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Ideology: Ideas, Beliefs, and Value Systems |
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158 | (3) |
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Entrepreneurs in Local Ecosystems |
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161 | (13) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (12) |
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4 Dealing with Institutional Frameworks |
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187 | (62) |
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191 | (1) |
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Lending by Private Credit Agencies (the Example of BIG) |
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192 | (7) |
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Microfinance and the Banking Sector |
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199 | (6) |
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205 | (3) |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (8) |
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218 | (4) |
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222 | (1) |
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From Shevardnadze to the Rose Revolution |
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223 | (2) |
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225 | (5) |
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230 | (2) |
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232 | (7) |
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239 | (2) |
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241 | (8) |
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5 Chinelebi: Chinese Entrepreneurs in the Caucasus |
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249 | (52) |
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The Chinese Market at Lilo Bazroba |
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252 | (4) |
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Hualing City and Sea Plaza |
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256 | (7) |
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The Chinese Presence in Georgia |
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263 | (3) |
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Globalization with a Chinese Face |
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266 | (6) |
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The Georgia-China Partnership |
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272 | (7) |
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Chinese-Georgian Encounters on the Ground |
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279 | (2) |
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Hualing Group as Employer |
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281 | (7) |
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Hualing's Encounters with Georgian Formal Institutions |
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288 | (4) |
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Analysis of Chinese Activities in Georgia |
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292 | (3) |
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"Cultural Brokers" and "Guanxi" |
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295 | (5) |
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"Encompassing Accumulation" |
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300 | (1) |
Conclusion |
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301 | (1) |
References |
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302 | (7) |
Epilogue |
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309 | (6) |
References |
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315 | (30) |
Index |
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