Street Economies in the Urban Global South (School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1938645146 ISBN 13: 9781938645143

Publisher: School for Advanced Research Press, 2014

Synopsis

This book focuses on the economic, political, social, and cultural dynamics of street economies across the urban Global South. Although contestations over public space have a long history, Street Economies in the Urban Global South presents the argument that the recent conjuncture of neoliberal economic policies and unprecedented urban growth in the Global South has changed the equation. The detailed ethnographic accounts from post-socialist Vietnam to a struggling democracy in the Philippines, from the former command economies in Africa to previously authoritarian regimes in Latin America, focus on the experiences of often marginalized street workers who describe their projects and plans. The contributors to Street Economies in the Urban Global South highlight individual and collective resistance by street vendors to overcome numerous processes that exacerbate the marginality and disempowerment of street economy work.

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About the Author

Karen Tranberg Hansen is Professor at the Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University.Walter E. Little is Associate Professor at the Department of Anthropology, University of Albany, State University of New York.B. Lynne Milgram is Professor of Anthropology at the Faculty of Liberal Studies, OCAD University.

Review

In recent years the street is everywhere in uprisings and economies, yet mostly neglected as a general topic for scholars. This exciting collection of studies is an important corrective, with insightful and well researched analyses of the places where the vast informal sector operates and makes urban landscapes vital and diverse. These rich and informative contributions revitalize the anthropological tradition of research on market vendors in the Global South. --Alan Smart, University of Calgary

About this edition

• Publisher: School for Advanced Research Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1938645146
• ISBN 13: 9781938645143
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Hansen Karen Tranberg, Little Walter E., Milgram B. Lynne