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Author | : Colin C. Williams |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2014-11-28 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1782546049 |
Beginning with a review of the extent of undeclared work, the author discusses the discrepancies between regions and the potential impacts of the economic crisis, comparing the nature of the potential solutions available with those actually adopted. Th
Author | : Friedrich Schneider |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2013-02-14 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1107034841 |
This book presents new data to give an overview of shadow economies from OECD countries and propose solutions to prevent illicit work.
Author | : Ioana Horodnic |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2017-09-22 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1351655310 |
During much of the twentieth century, informal employment and entrepreneurship was commonly depicted as a residue from a previous era. Its continuing presence was seen to be a sign of "backwardness" whilst the formal economy represented "progress". In recent decades, however, numerous studies have revealed not only that informal employment is extensive and persistent but also that it is growing relative to formal employment in many populations. Whilst in the developing world, the informal economy is often found to be the mainstream economy, nevertheless, in the developed world too, informality is currently still estimated to account for notable per cent of GDP. The Informal Economy: Exploring Drivers and Practices intends to engage with these issues, providing a much-need ‘contextualised’ approach to explain the persistence and growth of forms of informal economic practices and entrepreneurial activities in the twenty-first century. Using a diverse range of empirical case studies from Europe, Africa, North Africa and Asia, this book unpacks the different varieties of forms of informal work and entrepreneurship and provides a critical analysis of existing theorisations used to explain such phenomena. This book’s aim is to examine the nature and persistence of informal work and entrepreneurship, across a variety of empirical settings, from within the developed world, the developing world and within transformation economies within post-socialist spaces. Given its worldwide, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach and recent interest in the informal economies by a number of disciplines and organisations, this book will be of vital reading to those operating in the fields of: Economics, political economy and management, Human and economic geography and Economic anthropology and sociology as well as development studies
Author | : Friedrich Schneider |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2013-02-14 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1107311446 |
Illicit work, social security fraud, economic crime and other shadow economy activities are fast becoming an international problem. This second edition uses new data to reassess currency demand and the model approach to estimate the size of the shadow economy in 151 developing, transition, and OECD countries. This updated edition argues that during the 2000s the average size of the shadow economy varied from 19 per cent of GDP for OECD countries, to 30 per cent for transition countries, to 45 per cent for developing countries. It examines the causes and consequences of this development using an integrated approach to explain deviant behaviour that combines findings from economic, sociological, and psychological research. The authors suggest that increasing taxation and social security contributions, rising state regulatory activities, and the decline of the tax morale are all driving forces behind this growth, and they propose a reform of state public institutions in order to improve the dynamics of the official economy.
Author | : Daniel Berliner |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2015-05-29 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1783470372 |
The authors examine developments in labor standards in global supply chains over the past thirty years, analyzing factors that create challenges and opportunities for improving working conditions. They illustrate the complex dynamics within and among key groups, including brands, suppliers, governments, workers and consumers.
Author | : Friedrich Schneider |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 543 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0857930885 |
This original and insightful handbook presents the latest research on the size and development of the shadow economy (also known as the black or underground economy), an integral component of the most developing and many developed countries' economies.
Author | : Dagmara Nikulin |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 2021-03-19 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 3030705242 |
The book provides an estimate of the size of the shadow economy in Poland. Using analogous data, it traces core determinants of the existence of the shadow economy in Poland. It compares results with neighbouring countries, and if possible, the remaining Central-Eastern economies. The book tells why the problem of the unreported economic activity matters; it presents the problem from different angles―economic, social and institutional. Next, it extensively reviews past research on the size and determinants of the shadow economy in Poland. It discusses available resources and empirical results showing the problem from micro-, and macroeconomic perspective. The authors present the methods used and the results of the survey, which are interpreted and discussed Finally it concludes on major drivers of shadow economy in Poland, providing recommendations and future research directions. The book is intended for practitioners and those seeking understanding of undeclared economic activities.
Author | : Friedrich Schneider |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Informal sector (Economics) |
ISBN | : 9780255366885 |
Author | : Franziska Ohnsorge |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 397 |
Release | : 2022-02-09 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1464817545 |
A large percentage of workers and firms operate in the informal economy, outside the line of sight of governments in emerging market and developing economies. This may hold back the recovery in these economies from the deep recessions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic--unless governments adopt a broad set of policies to address the challenges of widespread informality. This study is the first comprehensive analysis of the extent of informality and its implications for a durable economic recovery and for long-term development. It finds that pervasive informality is associated with significantly weaker economic outcomes--including lower government resources to combat recessions, lower per capita incomes, greater poverty, less financial development, and weaker investment and productivity.
Author | : Colin C. Williams |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 2016-01-29 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1784717991 |
This book brings together two leading researchers in the field to provide a comprehensive overview of the shadow economy from a global perspective. Reviewing the advantages and disadvantages of different ways of measuring the informal sector, the authors evaluate its size and key determinants across the world. Williams and Schneider clearly establish the persistence and prevalence of the shadow economy, analysing the narrowness of existing policy approaches and explaining how these fail to address the key factors for its existence and may even exacerbate the problem. Proposing an alternative way forward, the authors argue that little headway will ever be made in reducing the shadow economy until there are changes not only to the character of formal institutions but also informal institutions (the values, beliefs and norms of citizens) through the introduction of macro-level structural changes. This timely, cutting-edge review of the global shadow economy and how it can be measured and tackled is an invaluable resource for postgraduate students, researchers and policy-makers, particularly those with a interest in tax evasion and informal labour.