Survival ethnic entrepreneuers in Greece: A mosaic of informal and formal business activities

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Lazaridis, Gabriella ^a   Koumandraki, Maria ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Enterpreneurhip; Greece; Informal Economy; Migrants; Self employment; Southern Europe

Indexed keywords

EID: 18444370581     PISSN: 13607804     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.801     Document Type: Article

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