Explaining participation in the informal economy: a purchaser perspective

Marketing occupational health: exploring the purchaser perspective.

BACKGROUND There may be scope for providers of occupational health (OH) services to improve their communication and marketing to those who purchase their services, but the research literature contains little information about purchasers' perceptions of OH. There is no documented overview that fully captures the purchasers' perspective. AIMS To explore current and potential purchasers' thinkin...

Perspective : Managing Utilization Management : A Purchaser ' s

The Informal Economy in the New Rural Economy

The research proposes to model the way households and their assets move back and forth between the informal rural economy and the formal economy, particularly financial equity, entrepreneurs and workers. Several hypotheses are tested to establish understanding about the functions of the informal economy in the co-evolution of rural and urban economies. This work should lead to strategic options...

Small-Business Participation in the Informal Sector of an Emerging Economy By Sandra Sookram

Trade and the Informal Economy

It was generally understood during the 1960s and 1970s that, with economic growth, the informal economy would shrink. But despite strong global growth that coincided with a massive increase in international trade, many jobs in developing countries remain in the informal economy. The share of employment in the informal economy has been persistent in many developing countries over recent decades ...