Regulating informal markets: Informal commerce in Mexico City

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 9-10, 2000, Pages 37-67

  Pena, Sergio ^a  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA NORTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Informal markets; Mexico; Regulations; Vendors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993054510     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330010789223     Document Type: Article

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