Williams, C.C. (2016) Tackling enterprise in the informal economy: an introductory overview. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 28 (2-3). pp. 139-153. ISSN 1741-8054
Abstract
This paper introduces this special issue by providing an overview of the various policy options and approaches available for tackling enterprise in the informal economy. It firstly reviews four possible hypothetical policy options, namely doing nothing, eradicating informal sector enterprise, moving formal enterprises into the informal economy, or formalizing enterprise in the informal economy. Displaying that formalizing informal sector enterprise is the most viable and most commonly adopted approach, it then reviews the two approaches of using either direct controls, which increase the costs of operating informally and/or the benefits of operating formally, or indirect controls that seek greater self-regulation. Following this, the ways in which these approaches can be combined is then reviewed. The outcome is a comprehensive introductory overview and conceptual framework for contextualizing the arguments of the papers in this special issue.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Inderscience. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy |
Keywords: | Entrepreneurship; enterprise development; enterprise culture; informal sector; shadow economy; small business; public policy |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2015 11:12 |
Last Modified: | 01 Jan 2017 22:35 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2016.076637 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Inderscience |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1504/IJESB.2016.076637 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:88091 |