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HIDDEN ECONOMY [1 record]

Record 1 2017-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
  • Finance
DEF

The shadow, hidden, subterranean, irregular economy where goods and services - some legal, some illegal - are produced but not reported.

CONT

... taxes assessed as a result of targeting the underground economy ...

OBS

A lesser black market.

OBS

underground economy: term and text reproduced from The Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance, Tenth Edition (1993), by Glenn G. Munn, F.L. Garcia and Charles J. Woelfel, with the permission of the copyright holder, The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. In no event shall McGraw-Hill have any liability to any party for special, incidental, tort, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this material.

OBS

underground economy; grey economy; black economy: terms extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
  • Finances
DEF

Ensemble constitué par les activités domestiques, la petite production directement autoconsommée, l'entraide familiale, les services de voisinage, le troc et le travail noir sous toutes ses formes.

CONT

[...] impôts payés par suite du ciblage de l'économie clandestine [...]

OBS

économie clandestine : terme en usage à Revenu Canada [maintenant l'Agence du revenu du Canada].

OBS

économie clandestine : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
  • Finanzas
DEF

... parte de la actividad económica ... que no entra en los circuitos estadísticos y fiscales. Las causas de ello son, fundamentalmente, el propósito de eludir la presión fiscal, la seguridad social, las reglamentaciones laborales, etc...

OBS

economía sumergida: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Key term(s)
  • economía oculta
  • economía encubierta
  • economía negra
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