Tackling Undeclared Work in Europe: Lessons from a Study of Ukraine
- 1 July 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in European Journal of Industrial Relations
- Vol. 13 (2) , 219-236
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680107078254
Abstract
This article reports a 2005—6 survey that displays the variety of undeclared work in Ukraine, involving not only an array of `off-the-books' employees but also various types of informal self-employment as well as forms of undeclared work more akin to mutual aid. Governments pursuing a conventional deterrent approach towards undeclared work may thus eradicate precisely the entrepreneurship and active citizenship that they otherwise seek to nurture. A more nuanced approach to tackling this sphere is proposed.Keywords
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