Tackling undeclared work in Europe: Lessons from a study of Ukraine

European Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-236

  Williams, Colin C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community participation; Entrepreneurship; Informal economy; Public policy; Tax compliance; Ukraine

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250302742     PISSN: 09596801     EISSN: 14617129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959680107078254     Document Type: Article

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