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Stealth of Nations: The Global Rise of the Informal Economy - Hardcover - GOOD
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Item specifics
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- ISBN
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
037542489X
ISBN-13
9780375424892
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19038259852
Product Key Features
Book Title
Stealth of Nations : the Global Rise of the Informal Economy
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Commercial / General, International / Economics, Political Economy, Entrepreneurship, Economics / General
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Law, Political Science, Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-005961
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
" Stealth of Nations is the most exciting shopping trip I’ve ever been on. I thought I knew what ‘the economy’ is, but I had no idea until Neuwirth filled me in." -Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed "After reading this book you will realize that working in an office, a shop, or in a factory, earning a steady salary, paying taxes and having health insurance and a retirement account is an anomaly. Most of the world’s workers operate in the informal sector and in this fascinating book Robert Neuwirth reveals how ‘The Stealth Economy’ works and what does it take to survive in it." -Mois s Na m, author of Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy "A vibrant picture of a growing sphere of trade that already employs half the workers of the world." - Kirkus Reviews, " Stealth of Nations is the most exciting shopping trip I've ever been on. I thought I knew what 'the economy' is, but I had no idea until Neuwirth filled me in." -Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed "Herein, an intrepid journalist examines the real world of wealth creation at the very bottom of the pyramid, where it matters most. The rest of economics will have to adjust accordingly." -Stewart Brand, author of Whole Earth Discipline "We are just beginning to understand that today's advanced global economy rises along with a proliferation of informal economies. Nobody can document this better than the world-traveling journalist Robert Neuwirth. This is a must-read book." -Saskia Sassen, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University, and author of A Sociology of Globalization "After reading this book you will realize that working in an office, a shop, or in a factory, earning a steady salary, paying taxes and having health insurance and a retirement account is an anomaly. Most of the world's workers operate in the informal sector and in this fascinating book Robert Neuwirth reveals how 'The Stealth Economy' works and what does it take to survive in it." -Mois s Na m, author of Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy "A vibrant picture of a growing sphere of trade that already employs half the workers of the world." - Kirkus Reviews, " Stealth of Nations is the most exciting shopping trip I've ever been on. I thought I knew what 'the economy' is, but I had no idea until Neuwirth filled me in." -Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed "Herein, an intrepid journalist examines the real world of wealth creation at the very bottom of the pyramid, where it matters most. The rest of economics will have to adjust accordingly." -Stewart Brand, author of Whole Earth Discipline "We are just beginning to understand that today's advanced global economy rises along with a proliferation of informal economies. Nobody can document this better than the world-traveling journalist Robert Neuwirth. This is a must-read book." -Saskia Sassen, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University, and author of A Sociology of Globalization "After reading this book you will realize that working in an office, a shop, or in a factory, earning a steady salary, paying taxes and having health insurance and a retirement account is an anomaly. Most of the world's workers operate in the informal sector and in this fascinating book Robert Neuwirth reveals how 'The Stealth Economy' works and what does it take to survive in it." -Moisés Naím, author of Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy "A vibrant picture of a growing sphere of trade that already employs half the workers of the world." - Kirkus Reviews, " Stealth of Nations is the most exciting shopping trip I've ever been on. I thought I knew what 'the economy' is, but I had no idea until Neuwirth filled me in." --Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed "Herein, an intrepid journalist examines the real world of wealth creation at the very bottom of the pyramid, where it matters most. The rest of economics will have to adjust accordingly." --Stewart Brand, author of Whole Earth Discipline "We are just beginning to understand that today's advanced global economy rises along with a proliferation of informal economies. Nobody can document this better than the world-traveling journalist Robert Neuwirth. This is a must-read book." --Saskia Sassen, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University, and author of A Sociology of Globalization "After reading this book you will realize that working in an office, a shop, or in a factory, earning a steady salary, paying taxes and having health insurance and a retirement account is an anomaly. Most of the world's workers operate in the informal sector and in this fascinating book Robert Neuwirth reveals how 'The Stealth Economy' works and what does it take to survive in it." --Moisés Naím, author of Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy "A vibrant picture of a growing sphere of trade that already employs half the workers of the world." -- Kirkus Reviews
Dewey Decimal
330
Synopsis
When we think of the informal economy, we tend to think of crime: prostitution, gun running, drug trafficking. Stealth of Nations opens up this underground realm, showing how the worldwide informal economy deals mostly in legal products and is, in fact, a ten-trillion-dollar industry, making it the second-largest economy in the world, after that of the United States. Having penetrated this closed world and persuaded its inhabitants to open up to him, Robert Neuwirth makes clear that this informal method of transaction dates back as far as humans have existed and traded, that it provides essential services and crucial employment that fill the gaps in formal systems, and that this unregulated market works smoothly and effectively, with its own codes and unwritten rules.
LC Classification Number
HD2341.N4185 2011
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