Geographical variations in the nature of undeclared work

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 187-200

  Williams, Colin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural turn; Economic geography; England; Informal sector; Underground sector

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOR MARKET;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 20444437744     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: 14680467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3684.2004.00161.x     Document Type: Review

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