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Patterns of accumulation and social differentiation through a slow‐paced agrarian market transition in post‐Soviet Uzbekistan (2020)
Journal Article
Lombardozzi, L. (2020). Patterns of accumulation and social differentiation through a slow‐paced agrarian market transition in post‐Soviet Uzbekistan. Journal of Agrarian Change, 20(4), 637-658. https://doi.org/10.1111/joac.12366

This article presents an analysis of contemporary Uzbek agrarian change. First, using mixed methods and triangulating secondary and primary data from Samarkand, it untangles emerging relations of production and exchange during the slow processes of m... Read More about Patterns of accumulation and social differentiation through a slow‐paced agrarian market transition in post‐Soviet Uzbekistan.

Gender inequality, social reproduction and the universal basic income (2020)
Journal Article
Lombardozzi, L. (2020). Gender inequality, social reproduction and the universal basic income. The Political Quarterly, 91(2), 317-323. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12844

Despite extensive attention being paid to the effects of the Universal Basic Income (UBI) on society at large, there has been little analysis on the relationship between gender inequality and UBI. The purpose of this article is first to reflect on th... Read More about Gender inequality, social reproduction and the universal basic income.

Can self-sufficiency policy improve food security? An inter-temporal assessment of the wheat value-chain in Uzbekistan. (2020)
Journal Article
Lombardozzi, L., & Djanibekov, N. (2021). Can self-sufficiency policy improve food security? An inter-temporal assessment of the wheat value-chain in Uzbekistan. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 62(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/15387216.2020.1744462

There is a controversial debate about what is the best public policy a government should adopt to achieve an affordable and stable supply of staple food for its citizens so to ensure food security. This paper contributes to the debate on the socio-ec... Read More about Can self-sufficiency policy improve food security? An inter-temporal assessment of the wheat value-chain in Uzbekistan..

Unpacking state-led upgrading: empirical evidencefrom Uzbek horticulture value chain governance (2020)
Journal Article
Lombardozzi, L. (2021). Unpacking state-led upgrading: empirical evidencefrom Uzbek horticulture value chain governance. Review of International Political Economy, 28(4), 947-973. https://doi.org/10.1080/09692290.2020.1737563

This paper brings together the Global Value Chain/Global Production Network (GVC/GPNs) and the Developmental State (DS) literature to analyze state-led upgrading. By triangulating primary and secondary data on Uzbekistan’s horticulture value chain, i... Read More about Unpacking state-led upgrading: empirical evidencefrom Uzbek horticulture value chain governance.

Social form, social reproduction and social policy: Basic income, basic services, basic infrastructure (2019)
Journal Article
Lombardozzi, L., & Harry Pitts, F. (2020). Social form, social reproduction and social policy: Basic income, basic services, basic infrastructure. Capital & Class, 44(4), 573-594. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309816819873323

Proponents recommend Universal Basic Income as a solution to a trifold crisis of work, wage and social democracy. Synthesising Marxian form analysis with Marxist-feminist social reproduction theory, this article suggests that these crises relate to h... Read More about Social form, social reproduction and social policy: Basic income, basic services, basic infrastructure.

Can distortions in agriculture support structural transformation? The case of Uzbekistan (2018)
Journal Article
Lombardozzi, L. (2019). Can distortions in agriculture support structural transformation? The case of Uzbekistan. Post-Communist Economies, 31(1), 52-74. https://doi.org/10.1080/14631377.2018.1458486

The agricultural sector plays a strategic role in the development process of a country. However, the tools used to trigger economic development are objects of controversy in theory and practice. While neoclassical theory contends that state intervent... Read More about Can distortions in agriculture support structural transformation? The case of Uzbekistan.

Are distortions good for development? Structural transformations and cotton in Uzbekistan (2016)
Journal Article
Lombardozzi, L. (2016). Are distortions good for development? Structural transformations and cotton in Uzbekistan. Working papers (University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Dept. of Economics),

Agriculture is at the origin of all economic activities and thus obtains a notable position in growth theory. The contribution of primary sector to long-term economic development has given space to asymmetrical positions. In the current context of gl... Read More about Are distortions good for development? Structural transformations and cotton in Uzbekistan.