Behind the Curtain of Public Spaces
Revealing the Narratives of Corporate Street Hawking in Globalizing Accra, Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4487890 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hilary Ansah (0000-0001-6591-3642, Texas State University), Waquar Ahmed (0000-0002-1942-8635, University of North Texas) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 647-665 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00167428.2023.2177994 |
| OpenAlex | W4319593980 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 30 |
A common challenge shared across cities of the Global South is the seemingly impossible task of drawing a consensus on the right interventions and regulatory framework for street hawkers. This impediment, for many countries, originates from not only the pervasive nature of how this sector is characterized, but also the fluidity associated with their perceptions among urban planners and policy makers. This study highlights that while urban planners and state authorities perceive street hawking as a nuisance and try to forcefully evict them from spaces they occupy, some enterprises have modified traditional street hawking to develop what we term “corporate street hawking” in Accra, Ghana. This article presents findings drawing upon semistructured interviews with 47 street hawkers in Accra
Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Global South · Hawking · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Planning and Governance
Governance for Pro-Poor Urban Development
The Political Economy of Mass Media
Neoliberalism, Urbanization and Change in Africa
Basics of Social Research
The New Imperialism
Nurturing the production of nature
Representations of Space, Spatial Practices and Spaces of Representation
Future aspirations of rural-urban young migrants in Accra, Ghana
Henri Lefebvre’s Theory of the Production of Space and the Critical Theory of Communication
Street vendors and cities
From quiet to bold encroachment
Accra
Ideological traces in Ghana's urban plans
Neoliberalizing Space
Strategizing urbanism in the era of neoliberalization
Creating Urban Social Capital
Street Traders and the Emerging Spaces for Urban Voice and Citizenship in African Cities
Food Hawkers
Capitalism and Its Current Crisis
Accumulation by urban dispossession
Success and Failure of Crossbred Cows in India
Neoliberalism, Corporations, and Power
Qualitative inquiry and research design
The Informal Sector in Ghana under Siege
Neo-liberalism as creative destruction
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |