Migrant Street Vendors in Urban China and the Social Production of Public Space

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 158-169

  Flock, Ryanne ^a   Breitung, Werner ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b XI AN JIAOTONG LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Guangzhou; Migrants; Public order; Public space; Street vendors; Urban China

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MIGRANT WORKER; POLICE FORCE; PUBLIC SPACE; RETAILING; SECURITY;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 84959322843     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.1892     Document Type: Article

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