Utilizing the Informal Economy: The Case of Chicago's Maxwell Street Market
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Roosevelt UniversityUniversity of Arizona, Department of Sociology
University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Economics
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1994Keywords
Maxwell Street (Chicago, Ill.) -- Economic conditionsMarkets -- Illinois -- Chicago
Peddlers and peddling -- Illinois -- Chicago
Chicago (Ill.) -- Economic conditions
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The goal of the Mexican American Studies & Research Center's Working Paper Series is to disseminate recent research on the Mexican American experience. The Center welcomes papers from the social sciences, public policy fields, and the humanities. Areas of particular interest include economic and political participation of Mexican Americans, health, immigration, and education. The Mexican American Studies & Research Center assumes no responsibility for statements or opinions of contributors to its Working Paper Series.Identifiers
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