Street Vendors in Asia: A Review

Author(s)
BHOWMIK, S. K.
Publication language
English
Pages
9pp
Date published
04 Jun 2005
Publisher
Economic and Political Weekly May 28-June 4, 2005
Type
Articles
Keywords
Livelihoods, Poverty, Urban
Countries
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

This paper attempts to examine recent research done on street vendors in Asia with the aim
of assessing the magnitude of street vending in different countries and the composition of
the vendors. Further, it collates information on the extent of unionisation of the vendors
and other organisations, such as non-government organisations (NGOs), self-help
organisations (SHOs), advocacy groups, etc, that work for their welfare.