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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Colinen
dc.contributor.authorNadin, Saraen
dc.contributor.authorWindebank, Janen
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-10T09:41:23Z
dc.date.available2015-07-10T09:41:23Z
dc.date.issued2012-07-26en
dc.identifier.issn1231-1952en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/10812
dc.description.abstracten
dc.publisherLodz Univeristy Pressen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEuropean Spatial Research and Policy;19en
dc.rightsThis content is open access.en
dc.titleEvaluating the Prevalence and Nature of Self-Employment in the Informal Economy: Evidence From a 27-Nation European Surveyen
dc.page.number129-142en
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationWilliams, Colin - School of Management, Mushroom Lane, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdomen
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationNadin, Sara - School of Management, Mushroom Lane, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdomen
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationWindebank, Jan - School of Management, Mushroom Lane, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdomen
dc.identifier.eissn1896-1525
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dc.identifier.doi10.2478/v10105-012-0010-yen


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