THE ROLE OF WOMEN’S LABOR IN THE INFORMAL (SHADOW) ECONOMY OF THE UZBEK SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC (1930–1980S)

THE ROLE OF WOMEN’S LABOR IN THE INFORMAL (SHADOW) ECONOMY OF THE UZBEK SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC (1930–1980S)

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  • Qayumova Feruza Inomjonovna Lecturer, Department of History of Uzbekistan, Fergana State University E-mail: fqayumova1983@gmail.com ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0816-4208 Tel.: +998 (90) 407-46-97

Keywords:

informal economy, hidden work, women's work, Soviet Union, Uzbek SSR, second economy, household production, black market, gender and labor, 1930s–1980s.

Abstract

This article analyzes the hidden forms of women's work in the informal economy in the Soviet Union, and in particular in the Uzbek SSR, from a historical and economic perspective in the 1930s–1980s. The hidden activities of women who fell under the official planned economy include domestic work, handicrafts, black market trade, work on additional agricultural plots, and family businesses.

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Published

2026-04-01

How to Cite

Qayumova Feruza Inomjonovna. (2026). THE ROLE OF WOMEN’S LABOR IN THE INFORMAL (SHADOW) ECONOMY OF THE UZBEK SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC (1930–1980S). IMRAS, 9(4), 154–158. Retrieved from https://journal.imras.org/index.php/sps/article/view/2848

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