Street Vendors in the Global Urban EconomyThis volume looks at the living and working conditions of street vendors in different cities of the world. It examines the legal guidelines regarding control of public space and the rights of the working poor to earn their livelihood, and the civic authorities' constant regulation of this space. |
Contents
1 Introduction | 1 |
Survey of Research | 20 |
3 Street Vending in Delhi | 46 |
Mumbai Hawkers Public Space and the Everyday Life of the Law | 69 |
The Case of Vadodara | 87 |
6 Street Vendors in Phnom Penh Cambodia | 120 |
7 Street Food Vending in Bangkok | 144 |
A Critical Review | 184 |
Demographic Trends Legal Issues and Vending Organisations in Six Cities | 208 |
10 Governance of Street Trade in Caracas Venezuela | 241 |
Mapping Street Vending in Downtown Sao Paulo | 256 |
The Case of Indias National Urban Street Vendors Policy | 275 |
About the Editor | 310 |
Notes on Contributors | 311 |
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Africa Agnello and Moller Ahmedabad Alliance of Street areas Asian baht Bangkok Bhowmik Cambodia Caracas city’s coalition Delhi downtown earnings economic Ela Bhatt Employed Women’s Association employment eviction Fixed Vendors food vendors formal sector harassment hawkers hawking income India informal economy informal sector International issues Jhabvala Kolkata Kusakabe labour licenses Lima livelihood major Metropolitan Mobile Vendors Mumbai Municipal Corporation NASVI National Policy NGOs NSVP number of street number of vendors officials operate pavements Phnom Penh political population Poverty Alleviation problems public space Red Fort regulations relocation retail road Sabana Grande Sao Paulo sellers SEWA Social sold stalls street commerce street food vending street markets street traders street vendors StreetNet Study of Street survey Table Thammasat University total number trade unions traffic Urban Development urban planning urban poor Vadodara vegetables vending activity vending organisations WIEGO women vendors workers zones