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Invisible work, invisible workers: the informal economy in Europe and the US

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Introduction - Estimates and Guesstimates: Defining the Informal Economy in Europe and the United State - Continuities and Discontinuities in Work and Employment - Informal Employment in Europe and the United States - Household Economic Strategies: Work Beyond Employment - Women and the Informal Economy - Alienation Versus Liberation: The Impact of the Informal Economy - Conclusions - References - Index

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Introduction - Estimates and Guesstimates: Defining the Informal Economy in Europe and the United State - Continuities and Discontinuities in Work and Employment - Informal Employment in Europe and the United States - Household Economic Strategies: Work Beyond Employment - Women and the Informal Economy - Alienation Versus Liberation: The Impact of the Informal Economy - Conclusions - References - Index

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Introduction - Estimates and Guesstimates: Defining the Informal Economy in Europe and the United State - Continuities and Discontinuities in Work and Employment - Informal Employment in Europe and the United States - Household Economic Strategies: Work Beyond Employment - Women and the Informal Economy - Alienation Versus Liberation: The Impact of the Informal Economy - Conclusions - References - Index

Key concepts: Work (physics), Informal sector, Economy, Labour economics, Economics, Market economy, Engineering, Mechanical engineering

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