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Publication date: 7 August 2017

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Social Housing and Urban Renewal
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ISBN: 978-1-78714-124-7

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Publication date: 5 December 2018

Thomas Raymen

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Parkour, Deviance and Leisure in the Late-Capitalist City: An Ethnography
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ISBN: 978-1-78743-812-5

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Anthropological Considerations of Production, Exchange, Vending and Tourism
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ISBN: 978-1-78743-194-2

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Publication date: 29 September 2020

Sara Recchi

Informal street vending is traditionally widespread and studied concerning developing countries. Nevertheless, recently, interest in the study of this practice has also increased…

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Informal street vending is traditionally widespread and studied concerning developing countries. Nevertheless, recently, interest in the study of this practice has also increased regarding specific developed countries. The aim of the article is to contribute to overcoming the tendency to investigate this informal economy sector with different analytical lenses between the global South and global North and to highlight the usefulness of analyzing the phenomenon from a comparative perspective.

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Therefore, the article represents a comparative review of the existing literature on informal street vending considering both the global South and global North.

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The analysis revealed similarities and differences in the characteristics the phenomenon assumes in the two areas of the world while at the same time, showing how there are aspects mainly explored in the literature of southern countries and little explored in the literature of northern countries and vice-versa.

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This analytical attempt allows us to highlight any gaps present in the literature, which may represent the basis for future comparative research on the topic. Comparative research will improve both theoretical and empirical knowledge of the phenomenon.

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On the one hand, the article represents an innovative literature review attempt, as it explicitly compares the street vending between developing and developed countries. On the other hand, it represents the first academic contribution to review street vending in the global North.

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International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, vol. 41 no. 7/8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0144-333X

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