Informal Urban Street Markets: International Perspectives (Routledge Studies in Development and Society #40)
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- Synopsis
- Through an international range of research, this volume examines how informal urban street markets facilitate the informal and formal economy not merely in terms of the traditional concerns of labor and consumption, but also in regards to cultural and spatial contingencies. In many places, street markets and their populace have been marginalized and devalued. At times, there are clear governance procedures that aim to prevent them, yet they continue to emerge in even in the most institutionalized societies. This book gives serious consideration to what these markets reveal about urban life in a time of globalized, rapid urbanization and flows of people, knowledge and goods.
- Copyright:
- 2015
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 198 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781317630159
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781138546394, 9781315756431, 9781138790711
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 12/20/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Taylor and Francis
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Clifton Evers
- Edited by:
- Kirsten Seale
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