Informal Markets, Livelihood and Politics : Street vendors in urban India

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction: street vending in informal economy -- 1 Street vendors in urban India: an overview -- 2 Informal markets: structure, characteristics and sustenance -- 3 Public space, politics and survival strategies -- 4 Livelihood insecurity, uncertainty and vulnerability -- 5 Negotiations, organisations and collective bargaining -- 6 Legislating street vendors: challenges and alternative development -- Bibliography -- Index