Occupational Group: Street Vendors & Market Traders

Book Review: “A Bridge Between Trade Unions and Social Movements in Contemporary South Africa” by Ercüment Celik

The book review is on pages 9 – 10 of the newsletter.

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...

Chapter 4 – From Street to Informal Shopping Concourse: Urban Design Solutions

No Cushion to Fall Back On The Global Economic Crisis and Informal Workers – Full Report

The research shows that informal enterprises and informal wage workers are affected in many of the same ways as formal firms and formal wage...

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

Sumário Executivo: Vendedoras e Vendedores de Rua da Região Metropolitana de Lima

Planning and the Self-Organization of MarketplacesJournal of Planning Education and Research

The number of marketplaces in the United States is growing rapidly. This growth belies the long history of marketplaces and signals their...

Eking out a living: the livelihood implications of urban space regulation on street hawking in Accra, Ghana

Abstract: Street hawking as a source of livelihood across the developing world has often raised a lot of concerns regarding hygiene, slum,...

Street vendors, and postmodernity: conflict and compromise in the global economyInternational Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Street vendors, and postmodernity: conflict and compromise in the global economy International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy In...

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