Street Vendors & Market Traders

Why Evictions Do Not Deter Street Traders: Case Study in Accra, GhanaGhana Social Science Journal

Abstract: Like many major cities in developing countries, Accra faces increasing congestion of vehicles, pedestrians and traders around its...

Street Vendors in the Urban EconomyIndia International Centre Quarterly

In most Indian cities the urban poor survive by working in the informal economy. Poverty and lack of gainful employment in the rural areas...

Informal Cities and the Contestation of Public Space: The Case of Bogotá’s Street Vendors, 1988—2003Urban Studies

The resurgence of informal street trading poses serious challenges for local officials responsible for the maintenance of public space. This...

A new generation of Bangkok Street vendors: Economic crisis as opportunity and threatCities

In 1997, the financial crisis seriously damaged the Thai economy and led to the closing of many companies. Previously, it had been believed...

Perceptions of Costs and Benefits of Informal-Formal Linkages: Market and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

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The Struggle for the Streets: Processes of Exclusion and Inclusion of Street Traders in Durban, South Africa

Globalization and the Politics of the Informals in the Global South

South Africa’s World Cup: A Legacy for Whom

‘At last! The true story of the privations, rip-offs and corruption suffered by people of South Africa while their politicians and FIFA continue...

The contested spatialities of transnational activism: gendered gatekeeping and gender struggles in an African association of informal workers

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