2020
DOI: 10.1111/sjtg.12312
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The rise of corporate retailing and the impacts on small‐scale retailing: the survival strategies of Kirana stores and informal street vendors in Durgapur, India

Abstract: In many developing world economies in recent years, the state has been seen to encourage neoliberal economic expansion policies. This has involved both large-scale foreign corporations and sometimes large-scale domestic corporations. Many studies have discussed the new landscapes of economic hardship and the impacts on small businesses. The aim of this paper is to argue that the impacts on small traders are in fact more complex and varied than usually appears in the literature. The research was conducted in th… Show more

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“…For example, communities in Singapore have played a strong role in the governance of vendors, providing training in the community and establishing 24-hour monitoring rooms. India has responded to the neoliberal zeitgeist by establishing a policy of partial community autonomy, reported by Ray, Clarke and Waley [15] . The establishment of these community systems, although with a smaller focus, has greatly increased the sense of belonging of the residents and inspired them to participate in the management of the vendors, which has laid the foundation for the management of mobile vendors.…”
Section: Pluralistic Autonomymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, communities in Singapore have played a strong role in the governance of vendors, providing training in the community and establishing 24-hour monitoring rooms. India has responded to the neoliberal zeitgeist by establishing a policy of partial community autonomy, reported by Ray, Clarke and Waley [15] . The establishment of these community systems, although with a smaller focus, has greatly increased the sense of belonging of the residents and inspired them to participate in the management of the vendors, which has laid the foundation for the management of mobile vendors.…”
Section: Pluralistic Autonomymentioning
confidence: 99%