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Street Vendors in the Global Urban Economy

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Informationen zum Autor Sharit K Bhowmik is Professor of Labour Studies and Dean, School of Management and Labour Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Klappentext This 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. Zusammenfassung This 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables List of Maps Foreword by Renana Jhabvala 1. Introduction by Sharit K. Bhowmik 2. Street Vendors in Asia: Survey of Research by Sharit K. Bhowmik 3. Street Vending in Delhi by Sanjay Kumar and Sharit K. Bhowmik 4. The Politics of Illegality: Mumbai Hawkers, Public Space and the Everyday Life of the Law by Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria 5. Integrating Street Vendors in City Planning: The Case of Vadodara by Shreya Dalwadi 6. Street Vendors in Phnom Penh, Cambodia by Kyoko Kusakabe 7. Street Food Vending in Bangkok by Narumol Nirathron 8. Street Trading Trends in Africa: A Critical Review by Caroline Skinner 9. Street Trade in Latin America: Demographic Trends, Legal Issues and Vending Organisations in Six Cities by Sally Roever 10. Governance of Street Trade in Caracas, Venezuela by Maria Fernanda Garcia Rincon 11. Clandestine Geometries: Mapping Street Vending in Downtown Sao Paulo by Luciana Itikawa 12. Advocacy Coalitions Influencing Informal Sector Policy: The Case of India's National Urban Street Vendors Policy by Dolf J. H. te Lintelo About the Editor Notes on Contributors Index ...

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Authors Sharit Bhowmik, Bhowmik Sharit
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 06.10.2009
 
EAN 9780415553728
ISBN 978-0-415-55372-8
No. of pages 342
Subjects Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics
Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore

SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Regional / urban economics

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