Abstract
This paper looks at the evolution of the open‐air marketplace in Hungary in terms of the theory of path‐dependent development. The current post‐communist open‐air market has its origins in the economic peculiarities of the former communist distribution and production system and still bears many of these characteristics. The paper traces the distinctive ways in which this shaped open‐air trading in Hungary. Drawing upon historical and anthropological evidence, the paper also shows how open‐air markets had their roots in an even earlier pre‐communist period which shaped the path of development which they subsequently took. The second half of the paper draws upon a unique empirical study of four markets in four towns in Hungary in the post‐communist period to look in more detail at what are the characteristics of these open‐air markets. The paper considers to what extent open‐air markets have characteristics which can be found anywhere in the world and to what extent they are specific to the post‐communist situation.Cet article explore le développement des marchés en plein air en Hongrie à partir de la théorie du sentier de dépendance. Le marché en plein air post‐communiste actuel a ses origines dans les particularités économiques de l’ancien système communiste de distribution et de production et en garde de nombreuses caractéristiques. Cet article retrace comment ceci a modelé de façon distinctive le commerce en plein air en Hongrie. Utilisant des données historiques et anthropologiques, cet article montre aussi que les marchés en plein air avaient leurs origines dans une période pré‐communiste antérieure qui a façonné la voie de développement qu’ils ont prise postérieurement. La seconde partie de l’article utilise une étude empirique unique sur quatre marchés dans quatre villes de Hongrie durant la période post‐communiste afin d’explorer en détail les caractéristiques de ces marchés en plein air. Cet article demande jusqu’à quel point les marchés en plein air ont les caractéristiques que l’on peut trouver partout dans le monde et jusqu’à quel point elles sont spécifiques de la situation post‐communiste.
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