A theoretical analysis of the concept of informal economy and informality in developing countries

European Journal of Social Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 624-636

  Yusuff, Olabisi Sherifat ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

African Informal Economy; Dependency; Informal Economy; Modernization; Neo liberalism; Nigeria; Structuralism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955442887     PISSN: 14502267     EISSN: 14502267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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