Informal

Valuing Informal Care for Economic Evaluation – iResearchNet

Informal care is the mainstay of support for many people living in the community, particularly those with long-term care needs. It refers to the care provided to individuals who would have difficulties managing without this help, by family or friends who are unpaid, although they may receive some nominal payment or state benefits. Some definitions

Ethnic/Informal Economy

Ethnic/informal economy is inconsistently defined by scholars. This slows progress in explicating the social underpinnings of ethnic/informal economies and in understanding how these economic systems affect the socioeconomic well being of members of various ethnic groups. Fortunately, there is a common theme to the definitions one finds in the literature. All variants convey a sense