The aim of this paper is to explore whether postmaterialism explains differences in Total entrepreneurial-activity rates across Spanish Autonomous Communities. A distinction is made between potential entrepreneurs, nascent entrepreneurship, new business formation and Established business, as...

Economic literature about determinants of labor income has evolved around its theoretical and methodological foundations and more sophisticated and accurate empirical estimations emerged. Colombian literature, though prolific, lacks on rigor. In order to exemplify the effects of this inattention...

Cooperative employment has long been condemned to the fringes of employment legislation. In Spain, although protection was afforded it for some time, particularly from 1999 onwards, a certain amount of discrimination, from a legal viewpoint at least, can now be discerned. This is at odds with...

This article draws comparisons between the various different proposals put forward for the creation of a self-employment law in Spain. The first of these proposals has been drawn up by an Expert Committee appointed by the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs and the other three, by...

One of the main objectives of the employment policies currently being implemented in the Spanish labour market is to promote and develop self-employment. This article studies and analyses the current situation and the recent growth of self-employment in Spain, and provides a number of...

There is general consensus on the phases and structures that make up integration itineraries and even on their characteristics. However, personalised, cross-cutting aspects of selfemployment have not generally formed part of them. By analysing the integration itineraries of thirteen drug...

Entrepreneurship has become a prominent and strategically important issue when talking about the driving forces of prosperity and job creation. However, entrepreneurship seems to be poorly defined. The paper studies central assumptions by questioning what many contemporaries take for granted....

This study provides a general overview of the development of self-employment based on the analysis of the shift from paid to self-employment and looks at the factors leading to its growth from a socio-economic viewpoint. The study will then assess the various means of providing freelance work,...