Trust and Mistrust in the Economies of the China-Russia Borderlands

The first English-language book to focus on northeast Sino-Russian border economies, Trust and Mistrust in the Economies of the China-Russia Borderlands examines how trans-border economies function in practice. The authors offer an anthropological understanding of trust in juxtaposition to the economy and the state. They argue that the history of suspicion and the securitised character of the Sino-Russian border mean that trust is at a premium. The chapters show how diverse kinds of cross-border business manage to operate, often across great distances, despite widespread mistrust.《中俄边境地区经济中的信任与不信任》（Trust and Mistrust in the Economies of the China-Russia Borderlands）是首部聚焦中俄东北边境经济的英文专著，该书深入探讨了跨境经济的实际运作机制。作者从人类学视角出发，将信任与经济、国家进行对照考察并提出独到解读。他们认为，中俄边境长期积累的猜忌历史与该边境的安全化属性，使得信任资源尤为稀缺珍贵。各章节具体展现了：尽管普遍存在不信任情绪，各类跨境业务仍能突破长距离限制，成功开展运营的实践路径。