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Street Vendors in the Global Urban Economy
Author(s): Sharit Bhowmik (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 25 April 2019
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 344 pages
- ISBN-10: 0367176475
- ISBN-13: 9780367176471
Book Description
This volume looks at the living and working conditions of street vendors in different cities of the world. It examines the legal guidelines regarding control of public space and the rights of the working poor to earn their livelihood, and the civic authorities’ constant regulation of this space.
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About the Author
Sharit K Bhowmik is Professor of Labour Studies and Dean, School of Management and Labour Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
