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Social contracts and informal workers in the global south

Alfers, Laura (ed.); Chen, Martha Alter (ed.); … - 2022

"Social Contracts and Informal Workers in the Global South draws on the accounts of informal workers, who represent over 60 per cent of the global workforce, to advocate for radically new conceptualizations of state-society, capital-labour and state-capital-labour relations, illustrating how...

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The shadow economy, corruption and governance

Pickhardt, Michael (ed.); Shinnick, Edward (ed.) - 2008

This book contributes to the current debates on the shadow economy and related issues of tax evasion and corruption. The approach taken here is one that will develop a better understanding of these related issues, which are increasingly seen as impediments to country competitiveness and economic...

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The hidden enterprise culture : entrepreneurship in the underground economy

Williams, Colin C. - 2006

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...

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Confronting the shadow economy : evaluating tax compliance and behaviour policies

Williams, Colin C. - 2014

'This is a very stimulating book which should be read by everyone who wants to gain an understanding of the latest developments in the shadow economy.'--Friedrich Schneider, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria. 'Professor Williams is to be congratulated for this timely contribution - a...

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Fast growing firms in a slow growth economy : institutional conditions for innovation

Visintin, Francesca (contributor); … - 2016

Preface and acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: innovation beyond national systems fragility: institutional bricolage for SMEs growth / D. Lauto G. Pittino and F. Visintin -- Part I the context -- 2. Entrepreneurship and technological clusters. the influence of contextual factors on the birth...

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The emergence of entrepreneurial behaviour : intention, education and orientation

Santos, Susana C. (contributor); … - 2017

-- 10. Linking SME's strategic orientation and international performance: insights from an empirical investigation in Italy …

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The learning region : foundations, state of the art, future

Rutten, Roel (contributor); Boekema, Frans (contributor) - 2007

The aim of this book is to present a much-needed conceptualization of 'the learning region'. The editors scrutinize key concepts and issues surrounding this phenomenon, which are then discussed in the context of recent literature. This unique conceptualization of the learning region presents a...

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Industrial agglomeration and new technologies : a global perspective

Tsuji, Masatsugu (contributor); … - 2007

industrial disparity from the viewpoint of industrial agglomeration / Koichiro Kimura -- Agglomeration in Italy -- Italian …This book, a collaborative effort by researchers from Japan, Italy and the USA, seeks to explore the reasons for … China, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, the USA and Vietnam. Significantly, the book provides an interesting split between …

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The international handbook on financial reform

Hall, Maximilian (contributor) - 2003

-- 6. Financial reform in Hong Kong -- 7. Financial reform in Italy -- 8. Financial reform in Japan -- 9. Financial sector …

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Entrepreneurial growth in industrial districts : four Italian cases

Alberti, Fernando G. (contributor) - 2008

Entrepreneurial Growth in Industrial Districts illustrates that Industrial Districts (ID) have dramatically changed over the past three decades; the Marshallian notion of a cluster of small firms has been vastly transformed by the emergence of rapidly growing firms

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