Street Vendors & Market Traders

Informal Water Vendors and the Urban Poor

Human Settlements Discussion Paper Series

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...

National Policy on Urban Street Vendors

Informal Commerce: Expansion and Exclusion in the Historic Centre of the Latin American City

Informal commerce, characterized by market and street trading activities, thrives in the central areas of many Latin American cities. Focusing...

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