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Street Vending in the Neoliberal City: A Global Perspective on the Practices and Policies of a Marginalized Economy
Kristina Graaff (Ed.)
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Description for Street Vending in the Neoliberal City: A Global Perspective on the Practices and Policies of a Marginalized Economy
Hardback. From a multifaceted, global, and transnational perspective, the volume examines street vending and urban policies around the globe, comparing practices in the Global South to that in the Northern hemisphere. Essays show that though street vending activities vary depending on site-specific regulations.. Editor(s): Graaff, Kristina; Ha, Noa. Num Pages: 260 pages, 14 illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
The volume examines street vending as a global, urban and informalized practice found both in the Global North and Global South. Essays by international scholars examine street vending activities and urban policies in cities as diverse as Berlin, Dhaka, New York City, Los Angeles, Calcutta, Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City. The aim of this global approach is to repudiate the assumption that street vending is usually carried out in the Southern hemisphere and to reveal how it also represents an essential - and constantly growing - economic practice in urban centers of the Global North. ... Read more
The volume examines street vending as a global, urban and informalized practice found both in the Global North and Global South. Essays by international scholars examine street vending activities and urban policies in cities as diverse as Berlin, Dhaka, New York City, Los Angeles, Calcutta, Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City. The aim of this global approach is to repudiate the assumption that street vending is usually carried out in the Southern hemisphere and to reveal how it also represents an essential - and constantly growing - economic practice in urban centers of the Global North. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782388340
SKU
V9781782388340
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Ref
99-15
About Kristina Graaff (Ed.)
Kristina Graaff is Assistant Professor of American Studies at Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany. Noa Ha is Researcher at the Center for Metropolitan Studies, Technical University of Berlin.
Reviews for Street Vending in the Neoliberal City: A Global Perspective on the Practices and Policies of a Marginalized Economy
Overall, this is an excellent book. The collection of essays the editors have brought together is quite impressive ... The quality is consistently high, and the originality and richness of the writing is very compelling.
Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria, Brandeis University
Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria, Brandeis University