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Size, Development and Perception of the Shadow Economy in Switzerland

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  • Christoph A. Schaltegger

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The shadow economy (also known as the black or underground economy) covers a vast array of trade, goods and services that are not part of the official economy of a country. This original and comprehensive Handbook presents the latest research on the size and development of the shadow economy, which remains an integral component of the economies of most developing and many developed countries.

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  • Christoph A. Schaltegger, 2011. "Size, Development and Perception of the Shadow Economy in Switzerland," Chapters, in: Friedrich Schneider (ed.), Handbook on the Shadow Economy, chapter 4, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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