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Informal Economic Activities in Industrialized Nations: Insights From Belgium and the United Kingdom
Authors:Abiy Agiro  Jonathan Matusitz  Gerald-Mark Breen
Affiliation:1. Public Affairs Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USAmatusitz@gmail.com;3. Nicholson School of Communication, University of Central Florida, Sanford, Florida, USA;4. Public Affairs Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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.
Keywords:Asset-based community development  collaborative development  informal  economic activity  social capital
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