STREET VENDORS IN POST-REVOLUTION CAIRO: Victims or Villains? | ||||
Journal of Urban Research | ||||
Article 7, Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2014, Page 116-132 PDF (471.22 K) | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jur.2014.93179 | ||||
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Author | ||||
Nezar Kafafy | ||||
Faculty of Urban and Regional planning, Cairo University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Since the 25th of January 2011 revolution in Egypt the phenomenon of informal street vendors has increased rapidly and continues to influence the everyday life of citizens. The negative impacts of this practice are numerous, and people continue to ask whether these vendors are victims or villains. This research investigates the phenomenon and addresses how to possibly resolve this issue and its consequences? | ||||
Keywords | ||||
informal street vendors; informal economic activity, informal activities in urban spaces | ||||
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