Mapping Legalities: Urbanisation, Law and Informal Work (Routledge Studies in Urbanism and the City)

Synopsis

This book maps the interactions between informal workers and the law within the urban and spatial environment. It focuses on access to physical space, revealing the punitive ways in which globally law regulates space and informal work which relies on space.Across various cities worldwide, the chapters in this book uncover how informal workers remain at the policy and legal margins of urban society and reveal their ongoing endeavour for social and legal protection within local jurisdictional contexts. It spans multiple themes, ranging from street vending to informal work in the gig economy. They shed light on the collective influence of the law and the pursuit of a modern city in contributing to the marginalisation of informal workers. Despite this, the chapters illuminate the strategies employed by informal workers to leverage the law in acknowledging their contributions and asserting their presence in the city.The book is targeted towards an academic audience and practitioners specialising in law, urban studies, and the informal economy. The reader will gain an in-depth and cross-jurisdictional understanding of the indispensable role played by informal workers in providing services to a broader urban population, ranging from street vendors to sanitation workers and sex workers.

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781040095638

Related ISBNs:

9781032471587, 9781003384816, 9781040095614

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

07/19/24

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Thomas Coggin and Roopa Madhav

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Social Studies, Earth Sciences

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Thomas Coggin

Edited by:

Roopa Madhav