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UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository)

The informal sector in transition: Tax evasion in an institutional vacuum

Gërxhani, K.

Publication date2002

Link to publication

Citation for published version (APA):Gërxhani, K. (2002). The informal sector in transition: Tax evasion in an institutional vacuum.Thela Thesis/Tinbergen Institute.

General rightsIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s)and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an opencontent license (like Creative Commons).

Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, pleaselet the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the materialinaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letterto: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Youwill be contacted as soon as possible.

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