Illegitimate wage practices in Eastern Europe: The case of "envelope wages"

Journal of East European Management Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 253-270

  Williams, Colin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eastern Europe; Envelope wages; Informal economy; Shadow sector; Tax compliance; Undeclared work

Indexed keywords

EID: 76849103559     PISSN: 09496181     EISSN: 18620019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5771/0949-6181-2008-3-253     Document Type: Article

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