Informal Self-Employment in Developing Countries: Entrepreneurship or Survivalist Strategy? Some Implications for Public Policy

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-156

  Temkin, Benjamin ^a  

^a Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Mexico   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ENTREPRENEUR; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SELF EMPLOYMENT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 77950746725     PISSN: 15297489     EISSN: 15302415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-2415.2009.01174.x     Document Type: Article

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