The Street Vendors Act and the right to public space in Mumbai

• Published in: Articulo Vol. 17; no. 17-18
• Main Author: Salès, Lola
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Articulo - Revue de sciences humaines asbl 16.09.2018; Journal of Urban Research
• Subjects: India; Mumbai; Political Informality; Public spaces; Right in practice; Street vendors; Political Informality; Public spaces; Street vendors; Mumbai; Right in practice; India

Since the reforms of the 1990s, informal street trading has played an ever-growing role in India’s urban economies. In March 2014, a new federal law protecting the rights of street traders (Street Vendors Act) was adopted, which recognised the legitimacy and legality of their activities through a pr...