Untapped Enterprise: Learning to Live with the Informal Economy

From the Report:

This report attempts to breathe fresh air into the longstanding policy challenge of the informal economy. Despite being a fundamental activity underlying our economy and society, undeclared work has for many years remained sidelined by policymakers, journalists and other social commentators. The result is that the UK has arguably been left with a stale, outdated approach to combating informal activity. This report seeks to address this learning gap by critically reappraising government policy and by highlighting an alternative means of framing and dealing with undeclared work that would benefit hidden entrepreneurs and the wider communities in which they operate.