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Globalization and the Politics of the Informals in the Global South

Asef Bayat

Urban Responses to Street Trading: India

Sharit K. Bhowmik

This paper analyzes the situation of street vendors in big cities, the reasons for this informal sector that is continuously increasing as a result of poverty and lack of gainful employment in the rural areas and in the smaller towns.

Law: Ley No. 1166 de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

Updates to the laws governing street vending on public roads in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Street Vending in African Cities: A Synthesis of Empirical Findings from Kenya, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Uganda and South Africa

Winnie V. Mitullah

Background Paper for the World Bank's 2005 World Development Report

Vancouver Street Vending and Licensing By law for Mobile Ice Cream Vending, Policy Report, 2003

This report proposes amendments to Street Vending By-law No. 4781 to clarify and strengthen the regulations for the Mobile Ice Cream Vending program and proposes amendments to License By-law No. 4450 with regard to companies operating as Mobile Ice Cream Vendors in Vancouver.

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Self Declaration Form for Renewal of Trade License

This is the application form for the renewal of trade license in the State of Bhubaneswar

City of Cape Town Informal Trading Policy and Management Framework, 2003

Ukhukula Business Solutions

The purpose of this document is to identify a framework within which Informal Trading should occur in the City of Cape Town.

City of Bend Street Vendors Policy, 2003

To provide consistent guidelines for vendors operating on public right of way in the City of Bend.

City of Lawrence Street Vendors Administrative Policy, 2003

This document contains the licensing requirements for Street Vendors in Lawrence.

Informal Traders and Planners in the Regeneration of Historic City Centres: The Case of Quito, Ecuador

Alan Middleton

A major reason for the regeneration of historic city centres in developing countries is the possibility of benefiting from the growing mobility of international tourists. In this competitive global market place, a particular perspective on history and culture is being sold. It is a perspective that...