'Second economy' versus informal economy: A South African affair

Geoforum

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1053-1057

  Rogerson, Christian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 34848855797     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2007.01.005     Document Type: Editorial

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