Manufacturing and Migration in Eurasia

Regine A. Spector

Europe-Asia Studies, 2018, vol. 70, issue 10, 1668-1688

Abstract: This article investigates the social foundations of apparel manufacturing in Kyrgyzstan. Drawing upon interviews and a survey of Bishkek-based workshop owners, a bottom-up analysis finds that many are family businesses that started producing clothing after the country’s independence in 1991. I discuss here how they acquired the capital and knowledge necessary for this business, and how they mobilised a variety of migration-related experiences and relationships—often related to bazaar work—to compete in the sector. The findings contribute to a growing literature on how migration can facilitate family-based manufacturing in the post-Soviet region, although not without significant costs and challenges.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2018.1543761

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