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Global Recession and the Informal Economy: Evidence from Latin America and Beyond

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Citation: Chen, Martha Alter. 2012. "Global Recession and the Informal Economy: Evidence from Latin America and Beyond." in Michael Cohen, ed. The Global Economic Crisis in Latin America. New York: Routledge.

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