Traditions and the Informal Economy in Uzbekistan : A Case Study of Gaps in the Andijan Region

Abstract

2 Mahallas are neighborhood communities that have been reformed into formal institutions or lowest administrative units of local municipalities (khokimiyats) in 1990s and till present.Mahallas have existed since ancient times as traditional institutions in such areas as Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent and Ferghana valley.In some urban areas of Uzbekistan,