Hanoi's informal sector and the Vietnamese economy: A case study of roving street vendors

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-84

  Jensen, Rolf ^a   Peppard Jr , Donald M ^a  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOR RELATIONS; POVERTY;

ASIA; EURASIA; HANOI; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 26444615667     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002190960303800104     Document Type: Article

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