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EPISTEMIC REFLECTIONS ON THE INFORMAL ECONOMY

EPISTEMIC REFLECTIONS ON THE INFORMAL ECONOMY It is fascinating to think about the growth of the literature on the informal economy since Hart and Ferman and Ferman first considered the problem in very different contexts in the early 1970's. In fact some intellectual history would probably be appealing for students of this literature. Irrespective of the knowledge gained from conducting an intellectual history, social scientists should be aware that many, if not most, of the empirical and theoretical problems they study have roots in different philosophical problems Leaf, 1979. The informal economy is no exception. To situate the following collection of articles on the informal economy in one useful philosophical context, I will discuss in this introduction two distinct strategies of social science investigation. Having spelled out these strategies, I will then consider how each of the papers stands in relation to them. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy Emerald Publishing

EPISTEMIC REFLECTIONS ON THE INFORMAL ECONOMY

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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
0144-333X
DOI
10.1108/eb013298
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Abstract

It is fascinating to think about the growth of the literature on the informal economy since Hart and Ferman and Ferman first considered the problem in very different contexts in the early 1970's. In fact some intellectual history would probably be appealing for students of this literature. Irrespective of the knowledge gained from conducting an intellectual history, social scientists should be aware that many, if not most, of the empirical and theoretical problems they study have roots in different philosophical problems Leaf, 1979. The informal economy is no exception. To situate the following collection of articles on the informal economy in one useful philosophical context, I will discuss in this introduction two distinct strategies of social science investigation. Having spelled out these strategies, I will then consider how each of the papers stands in relation to them.

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International Journal of Sociology and Social PolicyEmerald Publishing

Published: Mar 1, 1997

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