ABSTRACT This article focuses on local idioms of extra-legal economic activity among indigenous Amazonians in eastern Peru. I argue that these idioms are part of a broader context in which indigenous people are compelled by a variety of factors to act in ways that are perceived as corrupt by other non-indigenous actors. I suggest that within such a context these idioms are not solely confined to the informal economy but are also used to refer to activities that fall within the formal economy, thus providing an indication for how the orthodox economy is imagined. I further argue that corruption within Amazonian economies is commonly perceived by non-indigenous people as contrasting with the workings of the orthodox economy without proper consideration of the economic conditions and bureaucratic structures that give rise to it. Lastly, I offer a morally based rather than legally based analysis of corruption and argue that, in the case examined here, corruption can contravene bureaucracy by restoring the humanity that bureaucracy rejects through its acts of indifference toward individuals.

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穿越亚马逊地区非正规经济中的腐败边缘

摘要 本文重点介绍秘鲁东部土著亚马逊人的法外经济活动的当地习语。我认为这些习语是更广泛背景的一部分，在这种背景下，土著人民被各种因素所迫，以被其他非土著行为者视为腐败的方式行事。我建议在这样的背景下，这些习语不仅限于非正规经济，而且还用于指代正规经济内的活动，从而为如何想象正统经济提供了指示。我进一步认为，非土著人民普遍认为亚马逊经济中的腐败与正统经济的运作形成对比，而没有适当考虑导致腐败的经济条件和官僚结构。最后，