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Global Street Economy and Micro Entrepreneurship.

Grima, Simon.

Global Street Economy and Micro Entrepreneurship. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (198 pages) - Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis Series ; v.103 . - Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis Series .

Intro -- FM -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copy Right Page -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- List Of Abbreviations -- About the Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Global Reality in the Shadow of the Streets -- Streets Are Not a Problem, But a Solution -- Peace in the Streets Is the Warranty of Peace in the World -- Street Economy Is the Basis of Participatory Democracy -- Chapter 1: The Importance of Street Economy from Malta Perspective -- Local Businesses -- Gozo's Insularity -- Development and Innovation -- Building on Success -- Sustainability and Competitiveness -- Chapter 2: Actors and Functions of Street Economy -- Introduction -- From the Failures of Commercial Capitalism to the Monopoly Capitalism -- Externalities of Capital Accumulation -- The Definition of SE -- Evolution of SE -- Functions of SE -- SE and Informality -- Labour Market on Global Streets -- Legal Status of Street Trades -- Two Billion Employment in Global SE -- Employment Function of SE in Turkey -- Sectoral Financial Aspects of SE -- 200 Billion TL Value Added from Streets to National Economy -- Problems in the SE -- Spontaneous Solutions of SE -- New Opportunities for SE and Local Governments -- Global Suggestions -- Global Results -- References -- Chapter 3: Core Economy and Streets -- Introduction -- Core Economy -- Street Economy and District Bazaars and Marketplaces -- Core Economy and Streets from Past to Present: We Have Learned Solidarity -- We Have Learned Merchandising by Bartering Goods -- From Slaver States to Slaver Empires -- Aristotle and Oeconomica -- Factors Determining the Character of the District Bazaars, Marketplaces and Street Economy -- Marketplace as the Factor of the Feudal Town -- Towns and Marketplaces in the Ottomans -- Establishment of Bourgeois Marketplace and Towns. Core Economy, Street Economy and District Bazaars and Marketplaces in Today's Time -- Life Goes on but There Are Still Some Issues -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Street Economy From Economic, Political, Social and Ecological Perspectives -- Need for Alternate Sustainable Models -- Street Economy -- The Indian Context -- NREGA 2005 - MGNERGA 2011: Livelihood Security through Right to Work -- Street Vendors Act 2014: Street Vending Source of Livelihood -- Growing Informalisation: Circles within Circles -- Manufacturing -- Farm Products -- Food Industry -- Migration -- Way Forward -- Chapter 5: Towards an Integration of the Streets and Their Inhabitants -- Introduction -- Modernism and Urbanisation -- Prejudices, the Concept of Othering and Street Residents -- Towards a Unified Soul of a City -- References -- Chapter 6: The Management of Street Economy -- The Concept of Street Economy -- Basic Characteristics of Street Economy -- The Management of Street Economy -- Planning in Street Economies -- Organising in Street Economies -- Coordinating in Street Economies -- Leading in Street Economies -- Controlling in Street Economies -- The Strategies for Street Enterprises -- Differentiation Strategy -- Cost Leadership Strategy -- Focus Strategy -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Slightly Above the Syrian Refugees: Media Representation of Street Vendors in Turkey -- Introduction -- Media and Representation of the 'Other' -- Research Design and Methodology -- Findings of the Research -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Micro Entrepreneurship is a Macro Step Taken For Development and Democracy -- Introduction -- Global Overview -- The Development Problem and Despair of the Street -- Street Economics -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: The Importance of the Smart Manufacturing Design at 4.0 Industrial Vision in Street Economy. Introduction -- Development Process of Industry 4.0 -- Street Economy Functions -- Street Economists' Tools Design -- Result -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 10: Rehabilitation of Children Working on the Street -- What Is the Solution? -- Solution -- Chapter 11: Organising The Street Vendors in India: Issues, Challenges and Successes -- The Context of Street Vendors in India: A Tale of Invisible Visibility -- The Alliance at Work -- NASVI: From Alliance to Association -- National Policy on Urban Street Vendors, 2004 -- Implementation of the Policy -- Towards an Act -- National Urban Livelihood Mission -- NASVI's Work Post-enactment -- What Worked for NASVI? -- Few Instances Would Not Be Out of Place -- Concluding Comments -- Chapter 12: The Effects of Street Vendors on the Security and Social Life of the Afghanistan Economy -- Introduction -- Street Economy in Kabul -- Conclusion -- Chapter 13: Education and Employment Among the Romani as a Social Category in The Spatial use of Cities -- Education among the Romani -- Demographic Features -- Employment among the Romani -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14: Wealth of Streets: Roma and Media -- Chapter 15: Producer Women's Neighbourhood Markets -- Chapter 16: The Story of The Recycling Workers Association -- Chapter 17: Effect and Importance of Green Logistics Towards Purchase Behaviours of Consumer in E-Commerce -- Introduction -- E-Commerce -- Benefits of E-commerce -- Green Logistics -- Green Advertisement -- Consumer Behaviours and Sensitivity to Environment -- E-Commerce and Purchase Behaviour -- Result Suggestions -- References -- Chapter 18: Dignifying of Self-Workers in Five Continents -- Six Billion of the World's Population in Working Age -- Between 1 and 2 Billion People Are Working as Self-workers i -- Defining the Legal Status of Street Workers. First National Workshop for Self-workers in Ankara -- First International Street Economy Conference Held in Malta -- Founding of Self-workers Global -- Chapter 19: Supplement: The Manifesto of the Global Street Economy -- Functions -- Problems -- Solutions -- Index.

Throughout the history of capitalism, street economy has found a space in the failures of the open market economy, but it has been ignored by the mainstream media and academy. As street economies pop up as a spontaneous solution to the failures of capitalism, these economies are an opportunity to learn, explore and grow away from the mainstream.

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