Entrepreneurship and the off-the-books economy: Some lessons from England

International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 429-444

  Williams, Colin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business start ups; England; Enterprise development; Entrepreneurship; Informal sector; Shadow economy; Tax compliance; Underground economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650434292     PISSN: 14684330     EISSN: 17418127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMED.2009.026308     Document Type: Article

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