Informal Economy, International Business - General & Miscellaneous

Informal Economic Activity

Name: Informal Economic Activity
Author: J. Thomas
ISBN: 9780472104208

by Thomas, J. J.

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Overview

This is the first full survey of informal economic activity - defined as all production and distribution that is generally excluded from national income accounts. It provides a survey of economic theories relating to informal economic activity and discusses the magnitude of the activities. In addition, the book is unusual in presenting a synthesis of research carried out on informal economic activities in other social sciences, such as criminology, history, social anthropology, and sociology, thus providing the reader with an integrated view of how the social sciences have contributed to our understanding of the phenomenon. Covering the spectrum from the analysis of unpaid housework to the billion dollar drug trade, this timely treatment of increasingly prominent economic, social, and political issues will be of interest to a wide readership.