| Autor: |
Wallace, Claire, Shmulyar, Oksana, Bedzir, Vasil |
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International Journal of Urban & Regional Research; Dec99, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p751, 20p |
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The article focuses on small-scale, cross-border commerce in Post-Communist Central Europe. The post-communist period is a particularly interesting one in which to consider such activities. The change from one regime to another and the differing fortunes of different regions in this process has meant that whole societies have had to change their patterns of economic activity and the values associated with them. Many people have had to find new forms of survival and some have been very successful in exploiting an ambiguous situation in which the regulations and values from the old regime are no longer valid, but those of the new regime are not yet in place. The situation of trading in post-communist countries is an extremely risky one. Whereas trading had certainly always taken place, it was previously confined to a small group of specialized speculators. Now it has become much more widespread. But traders are not protected by rational regulations, especially if they are foreigners. Nor are the police particularly interested in helping them. Rather they have to operate inside, outside and around the existing regulations, either completely illegally or semi-illegally. |
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