Format:
XI, 237 S. ;
,
23 cm.
Edition:
1. publ.
ISBN:
1-4039-2172-5
Content:
"This book shows that throughout the advanced economies, cash-in-hand work is changing. As societies become more commodified, cash payments are becoming more common whenever people do favours for friends, neighbours and kin. The result is that cash-in-hand economies are now composed of not only an underground sector (work akin to formal employment conducted for profit-motivated purposes), but also a hidden economy of favours more akin to mutual aid. The outcome is a call for a radical rethink of whether seeking its eradication through tougher regulations is always appropriate. Rereading both forms of cash-in-hand work as assets rather than obstacles to development, recommendations are made that harness their positive attributes and eradicate their more negative consequences."--BOOK JACKET.
Note:
Literaturverz. S. 207-229 u. Index
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
Keywords:
Schwarzarbeit
;
Schattenwirtschaft
