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Street Vendors in Asia: A Review

By on May 28, 2005

This paper attempts to examine recent research done on street vendors in Asia with the aim of assessing the magnitude of street vending in different countries and the composition of the vendors. Further, it collates information on the extent of unionisation of the vendors and other organisations, such as non-government organisations (NGOs), self-help organisations (SHOs), advocacy groups, etc, that work for their welfare.

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Bhowmik, Sharit K. Street Vendors in Asia: A Review. Economic and Political Weekly, , 2256-2264. , 2005. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Bhowmik-Street-Vendors-Asia.pdfBhowmik, S. K. (2005). Street Vendors in Asia: A Review. Economic and Political Weekly, , 2256-2264. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Bhowmik-Street-Vendors-Asia.pdfBhowmik, Sharit K. "Street Vendors in Asia: A Review." Economic and Political Weekly, 2005, pp. 2256-2264.Bhowmik Sharit K. "Street Vendors in Asia: A Review." Economic and Political Weekly (2005): 2256-2264. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Bhowmik-Street-Vendors-Asia.pdfBhowmik, S K 2005, 'Street Vendors in Asia: A Review', Economic and Political Weekly, , pp. 2256-2264. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Bhowmik-Street-Vendors-Asia.pdfSharit K Bhowmik, 'Street Vendors in Asia: A Review' (2005) Economic and Political Weekly 2256-2264Bhowmik S. K. Street Vendors in Asia: A Review. Economic and Political Weekly. 2005:2256-2264. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Bhowmik-Street-Vendors-Asia.pdfBhowmik, Sharit K. Street Vendors in Asia: A Review. Economic and Political Weekly. 2005, , 2256-2264. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Bhowmik-Street-Vendors-Asia.pdf

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