Kyrgyz Republic Country Gender Assessment

Abstract

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From Neoliberal Dreams to Precarity: Micro-Entrepreneurs and Family Debt in Kyrgyzstan

“…In 2018, 75 percent of the working population was categorized as self-employed, which included farmers, migrant workers, entrepreneurs, and informal sector workers. 62 This staggeringly high figure has contributed to a precarious existence, in which many people are trapped in poverty and volatile real income. 63 The neoliberal transformation has had a damaging impact on women's economic opportunities.…”