"The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual and, exhibited in the lives of many, it constitutes the true source of national vigor and strength," moralist Samuel Smiles wrote 150 years ago, inadvertently providing us with a definition of the informal economy.
«Duh samopomoći u korenu je svakog istinskog razvoja pojedinca i, kao što su to životi mnogih pokazali, predstavlja istinski izvor nacionalnog zdravlja i snage,» napisao je pre 150 godina moralista Semjuel Smajls i nesvesno nam pružio definiciju sive ekonomije.