The Shadow Economy
An Assessment Of Its Operation In Free Market, Socialist, And Developing Countries
1st Edition
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-0-8133-7589-2 (ISBN)
Description
Defined as economic activities not directly controlled by the state and not statistically recorded, the shadow economy phenomenon appears in all economic systems. Its economic, social, historical, systemic and psychological determinants form the background for the author's general theory of this phenomenon in different types of economies, at various stages of development, and in diverse geographical areas.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-7589-2 (9780813375892)
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Content
Part 1 The theory of shadow economy: the definition of "shadow economy"; manifestations of shadow economies; the rise of the shadow economy; theoretical approaches to the phenomenon of shadow economy; comparative analysis of economic systems. Part 2 A more comprehensive approach to explain contemporary shadow economies: the case of the US; the case of the FRG; the case of the Soviet Union; the case of Hungary; the case of India; a synopsis of the shadow economies in East, West, and South; the shadow economy and the socio-economic system - perspectives.