Street trade, neoliberalisation and the control of space: Nairobi's Central Business District in the era of entrepreneurial urbanism.Journal of Eastern African Studies

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Marianne Morange
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  • Article Title: Street trade, neoliberalisation and the control of space: Nairobi's Central Business District in the era of entrepreneurial urbanism.
  • Title of Journal: Journal of Eastern African Studies
  • Vol #: 9
  • Issue #: 2

The article discusses this hypothesis by examining the evolution of spatial politics on the streets of Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD) in the 2000s, focusing on a specific episode: the displacement of the street traders to an enclosed market located on the outskirts of the CBD. The first section considers the policies of street trade in Nairobi since the colonial period and the changes in their meaning under entrepreneurial rule, questioning the hypothesis of the colonial continuity.

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