Street Vendors and the Right to the City
This book attempts to illustrate, specifically, the different dimensions of the street vendors’ struggle, as they try to use the city streets to guarantee the survival of their families by selling their merchandise. Included in its scope is reflection on these different experiences: the lives involved, attempts to organise and related public policies. The book is divided into these three respective parts. Part I throws into relief the street vendors’ human dimension, showing these people’s faces, names, dreams, needs and life stories. Part II offers the organisation and coordination experiences of the street vendors, taken from the approach of their collective struggle, along with the importance of support from entities, social movements and public organs such as the Public Defender and Public Prosecutor. Part III describes several public policies, portraying distinct government profiles and conduct in regard to street commerce. Ambulantes e Direito à Cidade também está disponível em Português.
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