Access to Public Space

Vending in Public Space: The Case of Bangkok

This brief reviews cultural, economic, political and other broad social foundations of vending in Bangkok’s public space. It also examines...

Perceptions of Costs and Benefits of Informal-Formal Linkages: Market and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

Clandestine Geometries: Mapping Street Vending in Downtown São Paulo

The Regularization of Street Vending in Bhubaneshwar, India: A Policy Model

After years of conflict between street traders and local authorities, the city of Bhubaneshwar, India developed a public, private and community...

Informal Employment and Development: Patterns of Inclusion and ExclusionThe European Journal of Development Research

At present, there is renewed interest in the informal economy worldwide. This renewed interest has rekindled some of the old debates about...

Including the Excluded: Supporting Informal Workers for More Equal and Productive Cities in the Global South

This World Resources Institute (WRI) paper examines the challenges facing the world’s urban informal workers and the barriers that exclusionary...

Why the Poor Need Property Rights

Foreigner Street Traders Working in Inner City Durban: Local Government Policy Challenges

Ambulantes e Direito à Cidade

Street Vendors and the Right to the City is also available in English.

If Street Food Disappears — Projecting the Cost for Consumers in Bangkok