Formalization of the Informal Economy: An E-Government Approach

by Colin C. Williams

This Brief provides a cutting-edge evaluation of the application of digital technologies to tackle the informal economy. Employing institutional theory to explain the informal economy, this book reveals that the informal economy arises when formal institutional failings trigger a gap between the formal rules of the game and social norms. Chapters outline how use of digital technologies by public authorities, such as tax, social security and labor...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031379276
• ISBN13: 9783031379277
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Springer