Entrepreneurship and the off-the-books economy: some lessons from England
by Colin C. Williams
International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development (IJMED), Vol. 7, No. 4, 2009

Abstract: This article evaluates whether entrepreneurs trade off-the-books and how this varies across populations. Reporting the results of 811 face-to-face interviews in English affluent and deprived localities, the finding is that even though only a relatively small proportion of all off-the-books work is conducted by nascent and established entrepreneurs, although the share is higher in affluent populations, some three-quarters of business start-ups and the established self-employed trade wholly or partially off-the-books, and this figure is even higher in deprived populations. The outcome is a call to reposition the hidden enterprise culture more centre-stage in discussions of entrepreneurship and enterprise development.

Online publication date: Sat, 06-Jun-2009

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