Monday, January 9, 2012

Robert Neuwirth on the informal economy


The idea that an itinerant New York City candy vendor pulls in $150 a day ought to have spawned one of the great feel-good financial news stories of 2011.
Read the rest (short) at the Harvard Business Review
How the Informal Economy Could Help Save the Rest of It
by Robert Neuwirth

1 comments:

bosscauser said...

The last time I was unemployed I drew a couple of checks, spent two weeks fishing, then started a cash based business.

If Obama would have passed a national health care plan I would still be doing it.

P.s many of those poor unemployed are drawing checks and running numerous cash business'.

Been there done that.

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