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Uncovering how cash-in-hand economies are composed of not only the underground sector (work akin to formal employment conducted for profit-motivated purposes), but also a hidden economy of favours more akin to mutual aid, this book displays the need to transcend conventional market-oriented readings of cash-in-hand work and radically rethink whether seeking its eradication through tougher regulations is always appropriate. It argues for a variegated policy approach that recognizes these two distinct forms of cash-in-hand work and which tailors policy accordingly.
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Examining Cash-in-hand Work: Theory and Methods
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Socio-spatial Variations in the Nature of Cash-in-hand Work
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Evaluating the Implications of the Policy Options
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Reviews
'This is a concise, well-written and researched book, which clearly outlines the importance of cash-in-hand work and paid mutual favours in contemporary society. Williams effectively addresses knowledge gaps in existing literature and the book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of cash-in-hand work in a range of different contexts and in the lives of different individuals.' - Madeleine Leonard, Queen's University of Belfast, UK
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
COLIN C. WILLIAMS is Professor of Work Organization at the University of Leicester Management Centre. His recent books include Community Self-Help; Alternative Economic Spaces; Poverty and the Third Way and Informal Employment in the Advanced Economies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cash-in-Hand Work
Book Subtitle: The Underground Sector and the Hidden Economy of Favours
Authors: Colin C. Williams
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230506190
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-2172-7Published: 03 July 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-51557-8Published: 01 January 2004
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-50619-0Published: 03 July 2004
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 237
Topics: Social Work, Sociology of Work, Labor Economics, Social Theory, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology, Trade