Beyond the commodity economy: The persistence of informal economic activity in rural England

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 221-233

  Williams, Colin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commodification; England; Informal sector; Rural areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244487237     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3684.2001.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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