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The Development of Open‐air Markets in East‐Central Europe

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  • Endre Sik
  • Claire Wallace

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This paper considers the way in which open‐air markets have developed as a legacy of both the communist and pre‐communist systems, but have taken distinctive forms in the post‐communist context. The small‐scale capitalism represented by open‐air markets is often informal and not often analysed in the context of the transformation process in East and Central Europe. However, this paper argues that they can represent an important indicator of some aspects of the nature and extent of economic and social transformation. The paper considers theoretical insights for analysing open‐air markets and particular features of post‐communist open‐air markets: the degree of informalization; the role of ethnic communities; moral perspectives on markets; open‐air markets and social capital or other forms of informal social control; and the role of social structure in understanding open‐air markets. Cet article analyse la façon dont les marchés en plein air, se sont développés à partir de leurs origines dans les systèmes pré‐communistes et communistes, tout en prenant des formes distinctes dans le contexte post‐communiste. Le capitalisme à petite échelle représenté par les marchés en plein air est souvent informel et rarement analysé dans le contexte du processus de transformation en Europe de l’est et en Europe centrale. Néanmoins, cet article soutient qu’ils peuvent ?tre un indicateur important de certains aspects de la nature et du degré de transformation sociale et économique. Les éléments théoriques sont mis en relation avec l’analyse des marchés en plein air et leurs éléments caractéristiques après le communisme: L’importance de l’economie soutenue; le rôle des communautés ethniques; les perspectives morales sur les marchés; les marchés en plein air et le capital social ou d’autres formes de contrôle social officieux; et le rôle de la structure sociale pour comprendre les marchés en plein air.

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  • Endre Sik & Claire Wallace, 1999. "The Development of Open‐air Markets in East‐Central Europe," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 23(4), pages 697-714, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijurrs:v:23:y:1999:i:4:p:697-714
    DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.00223
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    1. Hall, Derek, 2010. "Transport geography and new European realities: a critique," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 18(1), pages 1-13.
    2. Roos Pijpers & Martin Van Der Velde, 2007. "Mobility across Borders: Contextualizing Local Strategies to Circumvent Visa and Work Permit Requirements," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 31(4), pages 819-835, December.
    3. Petrovic, Mina, 2005. "Cities after socialism as a research issue," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 23378, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    4. Ruta Aidis, 2003. "Officially Despised Yet Tolerated: Open-air Markets and Entrepreneurship in Post-socialist Countries," Post-Communist Economies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(3), pages 461-473.
    5. Henrik Egbert, 2024. "Reuse Markets - Embedded in Capitalism," Bulgarian Economic Papers bep-2024-03, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski - Bulgaria // Center for Economic Theories and Policies at Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, revised Apr 2024.

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