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  • Journal Articles

    Street Vending and Public Policy: A Global Review

    This journal article provides a general contemporary overview of street vending around the world, with a focus on “the major issues...

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  • Research Reports

    Urban Responses to Street Trading: India

    This paper analyzes the situation of street vendors in big cities, the reasons for this informal sector that is continuously increasing as...

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  • Research Reports

    ILO In-Focus Initiative on the Informal Economy Promoting Decent Work for Street Vendors: Case Report on Lima, Peru

    Manuscript submitted to the International Labour Organization

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Street trading in Africa: Demographic trends, planning and trader organisation

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  • Working Papers

    Urban Employment in India: Recent Trends and Patterns

    Working Paper 7 was first published in 2011 and was updated in 2014. This paper explores trends in urban employment in India, with a focus...

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  • Research Reports

    Informal Water Vendors and the Urban Poor

    Human Settlements Discussion Paper Series

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  • Organizing Briefs

    Street Vendors Organising: The Case of the Women’s Network (Red de Mujeres), Lima, Peru

    This Briefing Note describes the background, objectives, activities and achievements of the Women’s Network as an example of better practice...

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  • Law & Informality Insights

    A Experiência de Advocacy no caso dos Trabalhadores Ambulantes em São Paulo

    Este sumário, disponível em português, faz uma reflexão sobre o processo jurídico que contestou e acabou por derrubar uma proibição da Câmara...

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  • Journal Articles

    Formal Versus Informal Allocation of Land in a Commons: The Case of the Macarthur Park Sidewalk Vendors

    Analyzing patterns of formal and informal property rights among sidewalk vendors in the United States.

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  • Research Reports

    Vendors and Informal Sector: A Case-Study of Street Vendors of Surat City

    Abstract: Street vending is an important activity related to informal sector in urban areas. Majority of street vendors are illiterate or...

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