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Stealth of Nations
The Global Rise of the Informal Economy
Book Summary
Reveals how people throughout the world smuggle legal goods into other countries or use technology to sell unlicensed products or services, discussing how the informal economy provides essential services and employment.
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This book is about:
- Informal sector (Economics),
- Entrepreneurship
NPR stories about Stealth of Nations
Economy
The 'Informal Economy' Driving World Business
October 26, 2011 More than half of all employed people worldwide work off the books. And that number is expected to climb over the next decade. Investigative journalist Robert Neuwirth examines how the underground economy works in his book, Stealth of Nations.
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