The Regulation of Street Foods: Experiences of Front-Line Regulators in Ghana
| Autor: | John Boulard Forkuor, Thilde Rheinländer, Eric Yeboah, Helle Samuelsen, Kofi Osei Akuoko |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Engineering
Coping (psychology) Street foods business.industry media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies ComputingMilieux_LEGALASPECTSOFCOMPUTING 021107 urban & regional planning Front line 02 engineering and technology Public relations Urban Studies Negotiation Documentation 0502 economics and business Human geography Harassment business Limited resources 050203 business & management media_common |
| Zdroj: | Urban Forum. 28:251-269 |
| ISSN: | 1874-6330 1015-3802 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12132-017-9309-0 |
| Popis: | There has been a lot of research on the relationship between regulators and street vendors, often portraying regulators as bullies of vulnerable vendors. However, there is little documentation on urban regulators and their challenges as they implement their mandates. This paper investigates the challenges and negotiating strategies of regulators of street-vended foods in Ghana and analyses the implication for their relationship with street food vendors. The paper reveals that regulators operate in a context of limited resources, leading to a general feeling of neglect. In coping, regulators adopt strategies that encourage harassment of vendors and increase tensions between vendors and regulators. Thus, this study establishes relations between the challenges and negotiating strategies of regulators and the poor relations that exist between regulators and vendors. This paper argues that motivating and addressing the needs of regulators can serve as an important basis for eliminating harassment and for improving the relationships between regulators and street vendors. |
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