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The Informal Economy: Exploring Drivers and Practices book cover

1st Edition

The Informal Economy Exploring Drivers and Practices

Edited By Ioana Horodnic, Peter Rodgers, Colin Williams, Legha Momtazian Copyright 2018
278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages
by Routledge
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During much of the twentieth century, informal employment and entrepreneurship was commonly depicted as a residue from a previous era. Its continuing presence was seen to be a sign of "backwardness" whilst the formal economy represented "progress". In recent decades, however, numerous studies have revealed not only that informal employment is extensive and persistent but also that it is growing... Read more
 

Part 1: The Drivers of the Informal Economy





1. Tax Morale and Informality in Post-Socialist Contexts



Diana Traikova





2. The Many Shades of the Grey Economy in Romania



Rodica Ianole-Călin, Călin Vâlsan, Elena Druică





3. Evaluating the Perceptions and Realities of Envelope Wage Arrangements Among Students in Moldova and Romania



Ioana A. Horodnic, Colin C. Williams





4.Book-Launching Informalities on the Right Side of a Nineteenth-Century Walnut Table



Marcello Mollica





5. Assessing the Frequency of Informal Payments for Health Services in Lithuania



Adrian V. Horodnic, Claudia I. Ciobanu, Colin C. Williams, Peter Rodgers





6. Labour Market Institutions and Undeclared Work: A Multilevel Analysis of Central and Eastern European Countries



Adriana AnaMaria Davidescu





Part 2: The Nature/Character of the Informal Economy





7. The Role of Informal Work in the Livelihood Strategies of U.S. Households



Emily J. Wornell, Leif Jensen, Ann Tickamyer





8. From Goods to Emotions: The Transformation of Informal Practices in the Republic of Georgia



Costanza Curro





9. Looking for Freedom in Grey Areas: Approaches to Informality as a Space For Negotiating Goals of Neoliberalism in Developing the Cooperation Sector



Liga Rudzite





10. Gifting Practices in Informal Trade in Response to Elites’ Rules and State Regulations on the Myanmar-Thailand Border



Busarin Lertchavalitsakul



11. Bazaar and Local Governance: The Case of Legalizing Informal Economic Practices in the Batkhela bazaar, Pakistan



Muhammad Salman Khan





12. Intrapreneurship and Capital Accumu

Biography

Ioana A. Horodnic is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania.



Peter Rodgers is a Lecturer in Strategy and International Business at Sheffield University Management School, UK.



Colin Williams is Professor of Public Policy at Sheffield University Management School, UK.





Legha Momtazian has been a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Sheffield University Management School, UK

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