2016
DOI: 10.4324/9781315543086
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Informal Markets, Livelihood and Politics

Abstract: Low industrial growth, the declining agricultural sector and limited expansion of formal sector employment in India have increasingly forced the poor to take recourse to informal sources of livelihoods in the urban economy. Street vending is one such thriving source of self-employment across cities.This book delves into the sustenance and survival strategies of street vendors across seventeen cities in India and assesses the issues revolving around self-created markets, livelihood and politics that are contest… Show more

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“…In trying to follow official urban plans, the city acts with numerous laws, zoning codes, nuisance regulations, and local authorities' actions that constantly try to remove informality from streets. Nonetheless, informal economy supports largely the formal economy (Martínez et al, 2017), especially as the products sold by street vendors frequently benefit middle-class and low-income urban people since these products are more affordable, varied, and convenient that those found in formal markets (Kamalipour & Peimani, 2019;Saha, 2016).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In trying to follow official urban plans, the city acts with numerous laws, zoning codes, nuisance regulations, and local authorities' actions that constantly try to remove informality from streets. Nonetheless, informal economy supports largely the formal economy (Martínez et al, 2017), especially as the products sold by street vendors frequently benefit middle-class and low-income urban people since these products are more affordable, varied, and convenient that those found in formal markets (Kamalipour & Peimani, 2019;Saha, 2016).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Esto sugiere que el sector informal tiene un potencial para satisfacer las necesidades de los mercados (Cross & MacGregor, 2010;London et al, 2014). Dentro de las principales ocupaciones que hay en los mercados informales, se encuentran los vendedores ambulantes (vendedores estacionarios y móviles) (Saha, 2016;Bosch & Esteban-Pretel, 2012), los comerciantes (Grossman, 2020) y los agricultores (Sutter et al, 2017).…”
Section: La Informalidad Mirada Desde Los Trabajadores Informalesunclassified
“…Algunas estructuras y métodos a partir de los cuales actúan estos agentes involucran mercados naturales (parques, playas, terminales de buses, estaciones de ferrocarril, áreas fuera de escuelas, colegios y hospitales), que permiten compras convenientes para los clientes a pesar de no ser mercados permanentes y notificados, pero los hacen susceptibles a los desalojos, la confiscación de bienes y la extracción de rentas como resultado de las políticas y los conflictos que surgen en torno a la utilización del espacio público (Saha, 2016;Banks et al, 2020;Álvarez & Urbano, 2011). El precio de un bien en un lugar determinado lo deciden todos los vendedores ambulantes de la zona, y esto tiene el costo implícito de los intereses de los préstamos para adquirir los bienes con los proveedores (quienes los apoyan en momentos de necesidad) y los sobornos que deben pagar para operar (proporción significativa de sus ingresos) (Tanzi, 2002;Mopangga et al, 2022).…”
Section: La Informalidad Mirada Desde Los Trabajadores Informalesunclassified
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