Size, Causes And Consequences of the Underground Economy
Subtitle: An International Perspective
Contributors: Christopher Bajada (Editor); Friedrich Schneider (Editor)
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: October 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780754642480
Subjects: Economics; Cross-cultural studies; Black market; Business & Economics; Archaeology / Anthropology; Business/Economics; Informal sector (Economics); Anthropology - Cultural; International - Economics
First sentence: As crime and other underground economic activities (including shadow economy ones) are a fact of life around the world, most societies have attempted to control these with measures ranging from education to punishment and prosecution.