Street stall economy in China in the post-COVID-19 era: Dilemmas and regulatory suggestions

Song, Shangcong

doi:10.1016/j.resglo.2020.100030

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“…We have yet to see recognition of this sort in the local media. Intriguingly, early reports from China noted that municipal governments were encouraging street vendors in at least 27 different cities as a way to boost economic recovery and reduce unemployment, albeit perhaps as something of a stop-gap measure (Song, 2020). Another broad change caused by the pandemic is the increasing recognition that dining and shopping in the open-air is safer than in enclosed spaces.…”

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The utterly unforeseen livelihood shock:COVID‐19 and street vendor coping mechanisms in Hanoi, Chiang Mai and Luang Prabang

Turner

Langill

Nguyen

2021

Singap J Trop Geogr

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Well before COVID-19, municipal governments in Vietnam, Thailand and Laos were enacting policies that made street vendor livelihoods increasingly challenging. Yet, vending continues to support tens of thousands of urban households in these three countries. Vendors are often rural-tourban migrants lacking the formal education skills necessary to secure 'modern' urban employment, and despite ongoing government disapproval, vending provides a relatively low entry-cost opportunity for them to support their household's financial needs. Now add to this complex situation the livelihood shocks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as additional government restrictions across these three countries to mitigate the pandemic's impacts. Drawing on interviews with 61 street vendors in Hanoi, Chiang Mai and Luang Prabang, and rooted in conceptual discussions regarding urban livelihood shocks, we examine how street vendors, especially rural-to-urban migrants, experienced and responded to the 'first wave' of COVID-19, including additional government-imposed constraints on their livelihoods and mobility. We find that a diverse range of responses helped some-but not all-vendors overcome the initial shocks to their livelihoods and household responsibilities. Yet, we also note that the pandemic's onset altered urban-rural connections and mobility, with many vendors who turned to formerly dependable rural-urban ties for support facing unexpected barriers.

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The utterly unforeseen livelihood shock:COVID‐19 and street vendor coping mechanisms in Hanoi, Chiang Mai and Luang Prabang

Turner

Langill

Nguyen

2021

Singap J Trop Geogr

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“…Along these lines, as claimed by Ali et al (2020), though the COVID-19 involved large-scale disturbances in human beings and economies' routines, it has provided the potential opportunity to gain a sustainable revival by making robust strategies. Song (2020) opined that, on the one hand, COVID-19 has adversely affected the street stall economy in China. However, on the other hand, it has provided the opportunity to adopt a more flexible regulatory framework in the post-COVID world.…”

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On the indirect environmental outcomes of COVID-19: short-term revival with futuristic long-term implications

Irfan

Ahmad

Fareed

et al. 2021

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

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The aim of this study is to identify and highlight the positive and negative indirect environmental impacts of COVID-19, with a particular focus on the most affected economies (USA, China, Spain, and Italy). In this respect, the empirical and theoretical dimensions of the contents of those impacts are analyzed. Research findings reveal a significant relationship between contingency actions and positive indirect impacts such as air quality improvements, clean beaches, and the decline in environmental noise. Besides, negative indirect impacts also exist, such as the rise in waste level and curtailment in recycling, further threatening the physical spaces (land and water), besides air. It is expected that global businesses will revive in the near future (though slowly), but the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions during this short time span is not a sustainable way of environmental mitigation. Thus, long-term mitigation policies should be strengthened to cope with the undesirable deterioration of the environment. Research findings provide an up-to-date glimpse of the pandemic from the perspectives of current and future indirect environmental impacts and the post-pandemic situation. Finally, it is suggested to invent and prepare action plans to induce a sustainable economic and environmental future in the post-pandemic world scenario.

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“…First, something has to be done at the national level to regulate the legalized informal economy. Currently, the legal status of the hawker economy is not fully recognized, which is one of the dilemmas in regulating it in the post epidemic era, demonstrated by Song [12] . For example, regulations and enforcement of road management, environmental protection, and street food safety need to be strengthened.…”

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Study on the formalized development of the street-stall economy - based on domestic and international experiences and perspectives

Chen

Liu

Líu

et al. 2021

j. of econ. sci. res.

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The ground-floor economy has a long history as a significant part of the informal economy. Due to the dependence on its own social status and relationship to the government's political and economic objectives, it has developed precariously in recent years. In the face of post-epidemic problems, a shortcut is to learn from international experience. This paper used the structural theory and drew from the secondary data, demonstrating the background of informal economy and exploring the rational ways to maintain and develop street vending. Spatialization, legalization and network digitization are proven international approaches, which display the empirical and theoretical implications to urban practice and studies.

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Street stall economy in China in the post-COVID-19 era: Dilemmas and regulatory suggestions

Cited by 34 publications

References 28 publications

The utterly unforeseen livelihood shock:COVID‐19 and street vendor coping mechanisms in Hanoi, Chiang Mai and Luang Prabang

The utterly unforeseen livelihood shock:COVID‐19 and street vendor coping mechanisms in Hanoi, Chiang Mai and Luang Prabang

On the indirect environmental outcomes of COVID-19: short-term revival with futuristic long-term implications

Study on the formalized development of the street-stall economy - based on domestic and international experiences and perspectives

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