Street Vendors & Market Traders

Street Vending in Ten Cities in India

This report was written for NASVI (National Association of Street Vendors of India).

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors

“I carry people and goods across the border for a living”

Informal cross-border couriers (bomalayisha) have transported people and goods between Zimbabwe and South Africa for several decades.

Pesticide Vendors in the Informal Sector: Trading Health for Income

Abstract: South African low-income communities face many challenges (e.g., insufficient housing, poor service delivery, and abject poverty);...

Informal Markets: Street Vendors in Mexico City.Habitat International

The central question this article addresses is: What are the functions of street vendor organizations? The study of street vending in Mexico...

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Greater Monrovia

Street Vendors in Asia: A Review

This paper aims to review recent research on street vendors in Asia with the purpose of assessing the magnitude of street vending in different...

Integrating the Informal Economy in Urban Planning and Governance: A Case Study of the Process of Policy Development in Durban, South Africa

Urban Planning for the Working Poor

Background Note for the HABITAT Jam, December 1-4, 2005

A Census of Street Vendors in eThekwini Municipality