The hidden enterprise culture of Moscow: Entrepreneurship and off-the-booksworking practice

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 445-462

  Williams, Colin C ^a   Round, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurs; Informal economy; Moscow; Underground economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949093580     PISSN: 10849467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s1084946708001071     Document Type: Article

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