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1 online resource (1 volume) |
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Chapter Observations on the concept and forms of the informal economy in Eastern Europe / Rainer Neef -- chapter Patterns of participation in the informal economy in East-Central Europe, 1991-1998 1 / Claire Wallace -- part I Bulgaria / Rainer Neef -- chapter 1 Bulgaria / Nikolay Nenovsky -- chapter 2 The informal economy in Bulgaria: historical background and present situation / Tania Chavdarova -- chapter 3 Practices and strategies of managing everyday life in a village in socialist Bulgaria / Klaus Roth -- chapter 4 Informal farm work in North Western Bulgaria and Eastern Serbia 1 / Milena Benovska-Sabkova -- part II Romania / Rainer Neef -- chapter 5 Romania / Constantin Ciupagea -- chapter 6 Romanian households between state, market and informal economies 1 / Manuela Stănculescu -- chapter 7 Informal activities in rural areas: family situations in farming and day labouring / Esther Golibrzuch -- chapter 8 Formal and informal incomes of the Romanian households 1 / Simona Ilie -- chapter 9 Economic functions of informal activities in Romania / Constantin Ciupagea -- part III Hungary / Rainer Neef -- chapter 10 Hungary 1 / Endre Sik -- chapter 11 Hidden economy in Hungary 1992-1999 / János István Tóth -- chapter 12 Informal labour market-place on the Moscow Square 1 / Endre Sik -- part IV Russia / Rainer Neef -- chapter 13 Russia / Alexander Nikulin -- chapter 14 Informal economy of rural households: restructuring of family networks and strategies / Olga Fadeeva -- part V Methods of Research / Rainer Neef -- chapter 15 Of methods and findings on the informal economy 1 / Philippe Adair |
| Summary |
"This title was first published in 2002. In State socialist societies, informal economies were essential for the functioning of the economy as well as for household provision. Since the beginning of social transformation they have been flourishing better than ever before. They are a main outlet on the market for the newly emerging middle classes, stabilize the situation of many workers and pensioners, and in countries on the downward slope they are essential for the survival of large impoverished groups. Presenting recent research on the social importance of informal economies, especially in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Russia, the editors give a short introduction for each country, and a common compilation of basic economic and social data follows in the appendix. Household strategies in the 'shadow', groups of informal winners and losers, informal employment in town and countryside, outcomes from informal activities, the macro-economic importance of informal economies, and researching methods are all investigated."--Provided by publisher |
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Informal sector (Economics) -- Europe, Eastern
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Informal sector (Economics)
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Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
Europe, Eastern -- Social conditions -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94005642
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Eastern Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Neef, Rainer
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| ISBN |
9781315195414 |
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1315195410 |
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