From Cleveland.com
''In large cities, they're everywhere -- unlicensed food carts selling
snacks, vendors hawking counterfeit designer handbags and pirated DVDs.
These are members of what author Robert Neuwirth labels System D in his illuminating book, Stealth of Nations: The Global Rise of the Informal Economy.
What happens in "the unregistered markets and roadside kiosks of the world is not simply haphazard," Neuwirth
reports. "It is a product of intelligence, resilience,
self-organization, and group solidarity, and it follows a number of
well-worn though unwritten rules." System D "is based on small sales and
tiny increments of profit," yet it produces an estimated $10 trillion
annually around the world.''
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