Interactions Between Chengguan and Street Vendors in Beijing

Bibliographic Data

ID19065578
AuthorsEmmanuel Caron (corresponding author)
TranslatorsWill Thornelly
Year2013
Volume2013
Issue1
Pages17-27
Publication date2013-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePerspectives chinoises (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1021-9013 • E-ISSN: 2070-3449
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/chinaperspectives.6100
OpenAlexW2982683552
LanguageEN
Citations received9

Despite the existence of an administration – the chengguan – one of whose main roles is to control illegal street vendors, the latter are still very numerous in Beijing. This paradox can be partly explained by a form of tolerance on the part of the chengguan in response to the public resistance to their actions, which is linked to the conflictive nature of their relationship with the street vendors. This tolerance appears to be erratic, but is actually based on recurrent distinctions made by this administration. However, the informal, revocable, and ultimately unpredictable character of the control exercised by the chengguan has resulted in a continuation of the conflictive nature of their interactions with street vendors

Beijing · Business · China · Economics · Management · Political science · Social control · China's Global Influence and Migration · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law

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