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THE COMMONALITY AND CHARACTER OF OFF-THE-BOOKS ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A COMPARISON OF DEPRIVED AND AFFLUENT URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS
WILLIAMS, COLIN C.; NADIN, SARA - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 15 (2010) 03, pp. 345-358
-the-books entrepreneurship. The aim of this paper is to evaluate whether and how the prevalence and nature of off-the-books entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008763457
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BEYOND THE FORMAL ECONOMY: EVALUATING THE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT IN INFORMAL SECTOR ENTERPRISES IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
WILLIAMS, COLIN C. - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 18 (2013) 04, pp. 1350027-1
The aim of this paper is to evaluate the varying level of employment in informal sector enterprises across the globe and to undertake an exploratory analysis of the wider economic and social conditions associated with greater levels of informalization. Examining International Labor Organization...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010731930
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EVALUATING THE CROSS-NATIONAL TRANSFERABILITY OF POLICIES: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
WILLIAMS, COLIN C.; DZHEKOVA, ROSITSA - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 19 (2014) 04, pp. 1450022-1
When seeking to harness entrepreneurship and enterprise culture, governments often seek to transfer policy measures …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128008
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EVALUATING THE MOTIVES OF INFORMAL ENTREPRENEURS IN KOFORIDUA, GHANA
ADOM, KWAME; WILLIAMS, COLIN C. - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 17 (2012) 01, pp. 1250005-1
In recent years, there has been growing recognition in the entrepreneurship literature that many entrepreneurs operate … those who are principally intentional participants in informal entrepreneurship are men. However, many women who initially … entered informal entrepreneurship out of necessity have over time become more opportunity-driven entrepreneurs. The outcome is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010553283
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TACKLING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY OPTIONS, APPROACHES AND MEASURES
WILLIAMS, COLIN C. - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 20 (2015) 01, pp. 1550006-1
informal entrepreneurship. To do this, it first reviews four possible policy options, namely taking no action, eradicating … informal entrepreneurship, moving formal entrepreneurship into the informal economy, or transforming informal entrepreneurship … into formal entrepreneurship. Revealing that transforming informal entrepreneurship into formal entrepreneurship is not …
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE INFORMAL ECONOMY: A STUDY OF UKRAINE'S HIDDEN ENTERPRISE CULTURE
WILLIAMS, COLIN C.; ROUND, JOHN - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 12 (2007) 01, pp. 119-136
How many entrepreneurs start-up their business ventures conducting some or all of their trade in the informal economy? The aim of this paper is to answer this key question that has been seldom addressed using data from 600 face-to-face structured interviews conducted in Ukraine in late 2005 and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005050464