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Street Vending Phenomena: A Literature Review and Research Agenda

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Informal street vending: a systematic review.

1. Introduction

2. thematic analysis, 2.1. gender, 2.2. typology/types, 2.3. spatiality of street vending and public space design, 2.4. health and well-being, 2.5. individual/collective agency, 2.6. policy environment, 2.7. use of technology, 2.8. links to other forms of informality, 3. conclusions and the ways forward, author contributions, conflicts of interest.

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Emmanuel Munishi

Literature on urban street vending business, portrays vendors as powerless victims of inadequate business capital highlighting mainly their inability to cope with this threat. Using the case study of the urban street vendors in Morogoro Municipality-Tanzania, this paper maintains that urban street vendors are not simply passive victims of inadequate business capital but also mobilise various capacities of coping with the threat. The paper analyses Business capital situation and its resilience implications on the urban street vendors’ operations in Morogoro Municipality-Tanzania. It specifically, ascertains the problem of Capital Inadequacy amongst the vendors, determines the street vendors’ capacities to cope with the threat and recommends factors for enhancing such capacities. The multi-layered social resilience framework and qualitative approach were utilised drawing on 100 in-depth interviews with the vendors, five focused group discussions (FGD), observations and a review of secondary information. Findings showed that, on the one hand, street vendors managed to develop reactive and less proactive capacities of coping with inadequate capital threat mainly based on the individual, household, community level and to a lesser degree national levels. On the other hand, street vendors coping capacities were impeded by their lack of knowledge about financial institutions, financing procedures, business skills and training, limited access to credit institutions and knowledge in using them. Moreover, vendors hugely lacked support from meso, national and international levels necessary for coping with the inadequate capital. These factors should be considered in supporting the vendors to more competently cope with inadequate business capital. These findings shed light on alternative ways of understanding and alleviating threats related to inadequate business capital among the urban street vendors mainly in Morogoro Municipality- Tanzania.

Darshini Mahadevia

This working paper forms part of the research project, Making Space for the Poor: Law, Rights, Regulation and Street-Trade in the 21st Century, awarded to Cardiff University funded by UK-Aid. The paper reports the findings of a legislative review undertaken to identify the main Federal and State laws and regulations affecting street vendors in Ahmedabad, and the conflicts that vendors face. We are grateful for the extensive help given by SEWA (Self Employed Women's Association) during the preparation of the report. Their research has identified 179 'natural markets' in Ahmedabad, considered to be places where a confluence of pedestrian and vehicle movement provides an excellent location to trade. National Constitution Part III of the Constitution of India establishes Fundamental Rights establish non-negotiable, basic principles for the functioning of the Indian State. Part IV includes Directive Principles which promote the welfare of people through social, economic and p...

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