Refiguring the nature of undeclared work: Some evidence from England

European Societies

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-102

  Williams, Colin C ^a,c,d   Windebank, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Management Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; Hidden economy; Informal sector; Public policy; Social capital; Underground sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844534072     PISSN: 14616696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1461669042000327036     Document Type: Review

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