1st Edition

Street Entrepreneurs People, Place, & Politics in Local and Global Perspective

Edited By John Cross, Alfonso Morales Copyright 2007
304 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

304 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

304 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Addressing the current dearth of available literature on this topic, the editors use a range of international case studies to explore street vending and informal economies which continue to be, especially in developing countries, a vital economic driver. This volume collects essays from authors around the world about the markets and vendors they know best, including studies of USA, China,... Read more

1 Introduction: Locating Street Markets in the Modern/Postmodern World  Part 1: Appropriating Space - Political and Social Regulation of Street Markets  2. Capitalism, Modernity and the 'Appropriate' Use of Space  3. Redefining Rules: A Market for Public Space in Caracas, Venezuela  4. Legal Responses to Sidewalk Vending: The Case of Los Angeles, California  5. Street Vendors at the Border: From Political Spectacle to Bureaucratic Iron Cage?  6. Street Vending in Urban India: The Struggle for Recognition  7. The Conflict between Street Vendors and Local Authorities: The Case of Market Traders in Ankara, Turkey  8. Pirates on the High Streets: The Street as a Site of Local Resistance to Globalization  Part 2: Making the Sale: Strategies, Survival and Embeddedness  9. Trust in Markets: Economies of Regard and Spaces of Contestation in Alternative Food Networks  10. Institutional Perspectives on Understanding Street Vendor Behaviour and Networks: Cases from Ghana  11. Embeddedness and Business Strategies among Santiago Chile’s Street and Flea Market Vendors  12. Spaces of Conflict and Camaraderie: The Contradictory Logics of a Postsocialist Flea Market  13. Adaptability and Survival: A Case Study of Street Vendor Responses to Famine Conditions in Ethiopia, 1999  14. The Dynamics of New Zealand’s Largest Street Market: The Otara Flea Market  15. Conclusion: Law, Deviance and Defining Vendors and Vending

Biography

John Cross is at the University of Texas Pan-American, USA

Alfonso Morales is at the University of Wisconsin, USA