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The hidden enterprise culture : entrepreneurship in the underground economy

Portraying how entrepreneurs often start out conducting some or all of their trade on an off-the-books basis and how many continue to do so once they become established, this book provides the first detailed account of the vast and ubiquitous hidden enterprise culture existing in the interstices of western economies. Until now, the role of the underground economy in enterprise creation, entrepreneurship and small business development has been largely ignored despite its widespread prevalence and importance
eBook, English, ©2006
Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, ©2006