Identifying participation in the informal economy using survey research methods

Rural Sociology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 323-339

  Tickamyer, Ann R ^a   Wood, Teresa A ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kentucky Department of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; INFORMAL ECONOMY; TELEPHONE SURVEY;

EID: 0031687702     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-0831.1998.tb00677.x     Document Type: Article

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