Configuration and Functioning of Social Networks in the Border Region
Using the methodology of actor-network analysis the author identifies configuration and dynamics of informal social networks in the border region. The study is based on the example of mechanisms and practices of importing fruits and vegetables from Heihe to Blagoveshchensk and relationships methods...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f4507e7cd73741c4ba854ac83e82e0c6 2023-05-15T18:45:04+02:00 Configuration and Functioning of Social Networks in the Border Region Tatiana Nikolaevna Zhuravskaya 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.14530/se.2014.3.67-94 https://doaj.org/article/f4507e7cd73741c4ba854ac83e82e0c6 RU rus Economic Research Institute of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences http://spatial-economics.com/eng/images/spatial-econimics/3_2014/SE.2014.3.067-094.Zhuravskaya.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1815-9834 https://doaj.org/toc/2587-5957 doi:10.14530/se.2014.3.67-94 1815-9834 2587-5957 https://doaj.org/article/f4507e7cd73741c4ba854ac83e82e0c6 Prostranstvennaâ Èkonomika, Iss 3, Pp 67-94 (2014) social networks actor-network analysis informal economy «Chinese» market import of fruit and vegetables Blagoveshchensk Heihe Economics as a science HB71-74 article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.14530/se.2014.3.67-94 2022-12-31T15:01:57Z Using the methodology of actor-network analysis the author identifies configuration and dynamics of informal social networks in the border region. The study is based on the example of mechanisms and practices of importing fruits and vegetables from Heihe to Blagoveshchensk and relationships methods in the «Chinese» market in Blagoveshchensk. It is shown that the mechanism of fruit and vegetables’ import to Blagoveshchensk is an informal social network with «Russian» and «Chinese» firms as actors. However, there are other actors involving in goods’ exchange and money flows: «Tajik», «Uzbek», «Azerbaijan» and «Armenian» companies. The analysis is performed for two periods of legislative regulation of foreign trade, each of which differs in the nature of links, number of actors and their positions. The study reveals the fact that social networks of import belong to networks of a higher order and they provide not only the city with fruit and vegetables, but also other regions (in particular, Yakutia). The paper shows that «Chinese» firms control flows of goods and money so they occupy the central position within identified social networks. These networks and control mechanisms keep up the stability of informal trade of migrants and failures of formal regulation Article in Journal/Newspaper Yakutia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Spatial Economics 3 39 67 94 |
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Using the methodology of actor-network analysis the author identifies configuration and dynamics of informal social networks in the border region. The study is based on the example of mechanisms and practices of importing fruits and vegetables from Heihe to Blagoveshchensk and relationships methods in the «Chinese» market in Blagoveshchensk. It is shown that the mechanism of fruit and vegetables’ import to Blagoveshchensk is an informal social network with «Russian» and «Chinese» firms as actors. However, there are other actors involving in goods’ exchange and money flows: «Tajik», «Uzbek», «Azerbaijan» and «Armenian» companies. The analysis is performed for two periods of legislative regulation of foreign trade, each of which differs in the nature of links, number of actors and their positions. The study reveals the fact that social networks of import belong to networks of a higher order and they provide not only the city with fruit and vegetables, but also other regions (in particular, Yakutia). The paper shows that «Chinese» firms control flows of goods and money so they occupy the central position within identified social networks. These networks and control mechanisms keep up the stability of informal trade of migrants and failures of formal regulation |
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Configuration and Functioning of Social Networks in the Border Region |
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