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The embeddedness of illegal entrepreneurship in a closed ethnic community

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  • Robert Smith
  • Gerard McElwee

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There is an emerging body of literature which attempts to differentiate between the conceptual and theoretical aspects of legal and illegal, amoral and immoral entrepreneurial practice. Legal and illegal entrepreneurship are regarded as separate spheres of study but little is written which considers the actual consequences to individuals, communities and places which arise from such enterprise. In this invited paper, we examine a powerful case of embedded illegal enterprise in a closed ethnic community, exposed through a fatal explosion in an illegal alcohol still in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK. Boston in Lincoln, or 'Bostongraad' as we ironically relabel it here. This study combines a literature review on illegal entrepreneurship with observations based on documentary research methodology. A typology of enterprise orientated crime committed is provided. This paper demonstrates the embeddedness of illegal entrepreneurial activity and outlines a typological schema for differentiating between the informal economy, illicit and enterprise, illegal enterprise and criminal entrepreneurship.

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  • Robert Smith & Gerard McElwee, 2013. "The embeddedness of illegal entrepreneurship in a closed ethnic community," International Journal of Business and Globalisation, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 11(1), pages 45-62.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbglo:v:11:y:2013:i:1:p:45-62
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    1. Benedetto Lorenzo Cannatelli & Brett Richard Smith & Alisa Sydow, 2019. "Entrepreneurship in the Controversial Economy: Toward a Research Agenda," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 155(3), pages 837-851, March.

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