Re-thinking the nature of the informal economy: Some lessons from Ukraine

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 425-441

  Williams, Colin C ^a   Round, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic development; Informal sector; Post socialist societies; Ukraine; Underground economy

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INFORMAL SECTOR; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL POLICY; SOCIALISM; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UKRAINE;

EID: 34250885119     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2007.00730.x     Document Type: Article

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