Difference between revisions of "Koshumcha (Kyrgyzstan)"

   

   

''Koshumcha'', then, is an ambivalent social norm that both enables and constrains by creating a lock-in effect on the basis of kinship, social status, or network interests (see Ledeneva et. al.  2018). Embedded in norms and traditions of reciprocity and solidarity, ''koshumcha'' reinforces social ties but also creates a perpetual circle of economic and social obligations. ''Koshumcha'' is a ‘total service’(Mauss 1950),  as it pervades all aspects of society, and its logic is dictated at the same time by self-interest and solidarity. ''Koshumcha'' is characterized by a high degree of ambivalence: it is both a practice of social solidarity and redistribution, while also a financial and moral burden for poorer families. The changing nature of ''koshumcha'' from reciprocity and mutual help to tools used to create influential networks is the result of a new moral economy where neoliberal principles and traditions related to the celebration of life-cycle events meet.  

''Koshumcha'', then, is an ambivalent social norm that both enables and constrains by creating a lock-in effect on the basis of kinship, social status, or network interests (see Ledeneva et. al.  2018). Embedded in norms and traditions of reciprocity and solidarity, ''koshumcha'' reinforces social ties but also creates a perpetual circle of economic and social obligations. ''Koshumcha'' is a ‘total service’(Mauss 1950),  as it pervades all aspects of society, and its logic is dictated at the same time by self-interest and solidarity. ''Koshumcha'' is characterized by a high degree of ambivalence: it is both a practice of social solidarity and redistribution, while also a financial and moral burden for poorer families. The changing nature of ''koshumcha'' from reciprocity and mutual help to tools used to create influential networks is the result of a new moral economy where neoliberal principles and traditions related to the celebration of life-cycle events meet.  

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