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Informal economy
In economics the informal economy is the system of exchange used outside state-controlled or money-based economic activities.
The informal economy consists of barter, mutual self-help, odd jobs, allotment farming, street trading, and other similar activities. Most of the world's population participate in their local informal economies.
See also
External links
- The informal economy in Latin America
- www.newscientist.com/opinion/opinterview.jsp?id=ns23541
- Formalizing the informal economy
09-23-2007 01:00:40
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