Informal Economic Activities In Industrialized Nations: Insights From Belgium And The United Kingdom

Keywords

Asset-based community development; collaborative development; economic activity; informal; social capital

Abstract

This study examines how informal economic activities (IEAs) can be (re)formalized in a way that will not destroy their potential for being assets for community development. The very concept of collaborative development in public administration is applied to social work’s asset-based community development (ABCD). This cross-application enables the exploration of alternatives for the challenges encountered in IEAs within industrialized nations. The authors argue that IEAs differ from the underground economy and deserve a different policy response. Social capital will be the overarching framework. Studies of two Western European countries (specifically, Belgium and the UK) will be used as examples.

Publication Date

7-4-2015

Publication Title

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volume

25

Issue

5

Number of Pages

441-451

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2014.980595

Socpus ID

84929271127 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84929271127

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