Entrepreneurship and the informal economy: An overview

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 361-378

  Williams, Colin C ^a   Nadin, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

enterprise culture; entrepreneurs; hidden economy; Informal sector; tax evasion; undeclared work; underground economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953079771     PISSN: 10849467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1084946710001683     Document Type: Article

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