Spatial variations in the character of off-the-books entrepreneurship: Lessons from a study of contrasting districts in Moscow

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 287-301

  Williams, Colin C ^a   Round, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enterprise culture; Enterprise development; Entrepreneurship; Informal economy; Moscow; Shadow economy; Tax compliance; Underground sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952125010     PISSN: 14761297     EISSN: 17418054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2010.033113     Document Type: Article

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