This article investigates gaps, traditional associations in Uzbekistan, the
members of which are bound together by commonly acknowledged ties of
residential proximity, school alumni membership, kinship, friendship, etc.
The recent gaps are characterized by regular get-togethers at the houses of
group members on a rotational basis. The present study, which is based on
field research conducted in the Andijan region of Uzbekistan, has the following
two aims across both the fields of Central Asian studies and development
economics