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16 7: up capital and no f
7: up capital and no f
17 ormal training. Moreove
ormal training. Moreove
18 r, peddlers enjoy more
r, peddlers enjoy more
19 independence than domes
independence than domes
20 tic workers, constructi
tic workers, constructi
21 on workers, or even fac
on workers, or even fac
22 tory employees. Hence,
tory employees. Hence,
23 many turn to peddling a
many turn to peddling a
24 s a full-time job while
s a full-time job while
25 others use the trade a
others use the trade a
26 s a secondary source of
s a secondary source of
27 incomeÑor a substitute
incomeÑor a substitute
28 to welfare in times of
to welfare in times of
29 crisis. At the same ti
crisis. At the same ti
30 me, the pressures faced
me, the pressures faced
31 by peddlers are especi
by peddlers are especi
32 ally strong. Their pres
ally strong. Their pres
33 ence on the sidewalks n
ence on the sidewalks n
34 ot only offends the tas
ot only offends the tas
35 te of urban designers a
te of urban designers a
36 nd white-collar workers
nd white-collar workers
37 Ñit threatens the inter
Ñit threatens the inter
38 ests of storeowners (an
ests of storeowners (an
39 d real estate managers)
d real estate managers)
40 represented by chamber
represented by chamber
41 s of commerce and local
s of commerce and local
42 business associations.
business associations.
43 Their lobbying is a ke
Their lobbying is a ke
44 y driver behind evictio
y driver behind evictio
45 n campaigns. But repre
n campaigns. But repre
46 ssion is not new, and p
ssion is not new, and p
47 eddlers are not helples
eddlers are not helples
48 s. Students of street
s. Students of street
49 vending have teased out
vending have teased out
50 various means of resis
various means of resis
51 tance tailoring service
tance tailoring service
52 s. Because but also to
s. Because but also to
53 other aspects of the c
other aspects of the c
54 onduct business, from w
onduct business, from w
55 ork location to long-te
ork location to long-te
56 rm contracts, all of wh
rm contracts, all of wh
57 ich are marked by a fun
ich are marked by a fun
58 damental uncertainty. A
damental uncertainty. A
59 nd yet, De Soto notes,
nd yet, De Soto notes,
60 informal entrepreneurs
informal entrepreneurs
61 choose to remain inform
choose to remain inform
62 al because the costs of
al because the costs of
63 compliance with the la
compliance with the la
64 w are too high in a wor
w are too high in a wor
65 ld dominated by an over
ld dominated by an over
66 reaching bureaucratic s
reaching bureaucratic s
67 tate. A core tenet of D
tate. A core tenet of D
68 e SotoÕs proposal consi
e SotoÕs proposal consi
69 sts of formalizing the
sts of formalizing the
70 de facto ownership of a
de facto ownership of a
71 ssets by granting prope
ssets by granting prope
72 rty titles to squatters
rty titles to squatters
73 , peddlers, and other i
, peddlers, and other i
74 nformal asset holders,
nformal asset holders,
75 thereby enabling their
thereby enabling their
76 participation in a pred
participation in a pred
77 ictable, dynamic, and t
ictable, dynamic, and t
78 herefore more efficient
herefore more efficient
79 market. De SotoÕs sta
market. De SotoÕs sta
80 nce is pregnant with L
nce is pregnant with L
81 icensing is not, of cou
icensing is not, of cou
82 rse, the only factor st
rse, the only factor st
83 ructuring the street ve
ructuring the street ve
84 nding field, but it is
nding field, but it is
85 the most relevant when
the most relevant when
86 it comes to understandi
it comes to understandi
87 ng the potential of sta
ng the potential of sta
88 te action. Moreover, ev
te action. Moreover, ev
89 en though both licensed
en though both licensed
90 and unlicensed peddler
and unlicensed peddler
91 s are at risk of evicti
s are at risk of evicti
92 on in the current urban
on in the current urban
93 policy environment, th
policy environment, th
94 e strategies used by pe
e strategies used by pe
95 ddlers to surviveÑand,
ddlers to surviveÑand,
96 when possible, increase
when possible, increase
97 their gainsÑvary sharp
their gainsÑvary sharp
98 ly by status.3
ly by status.3
99
100 sha
sha
101 ped licensing regulatio
ped licensing regulatio
102 ns in the long run. Aga
ns in the long run. Aga
103 inst this background, C
inst this background, C
104 hapter 3 discusses the
hapter 3 discusses the
105 impacts of and response
impacts of and response
106 s to a recent mass-evic
s to a recent mass-evic
107 tion campaign, focusing
tion campaign, focusing
108 on the access to court
on the access to court
109 s for people with limit
s for people with limit
110 ed rights. Chapter 4 ex
ed rights. Chapter 4 ex
111 amines the impact of th
amines the impact of th
112 e World Cup, when the s
e World Cup, when the s
113 tructural logic of the
tructural logic of the
114 field was partially sub
field was partially sub
115 verted. Chapter 5 disse
verted. Chapter 5 disse
116 cts the negotiations be
cts the negotiations be
117 tween the street ve (or
tween the street ve (or
118 , if more prosperous, l
, if more prosperous, l
119 eading a mule or two),
eading a mule or two),
120 the peddler made his ro
the peddler made his ro
121 unds of the uages that
unds of the uages that
122 pervaded the street (T
pervaded the street (T
123 ruzzi 1992). Orientalis
ruzzi 1992). Orientalis
124 m aside, the Syrian-Leb
m aside, the Syrian-Leb
125 anese also brought, acc
anese also brought, acc
126 ording to Truzzi (1992)
ording to Truzzi (1992)
127 , new commercial practi
, new commercial practi
128 ces still observable am
ces still observable am
129 ong fixed-spot peddlers
ong fixed-spot peddlers
130 in the Indeed, So Pa
in the Indeed, So Pa
131 ulo is a commercial hub
ulo is a commercial hub
132 where retailers from a
where retailers from a
133 cross Brazil procure th
cross Brazil procure th
134 eir merchandise. The ci
eir merchandise. The ci
135 ty also forms a financi
ty also forms a financi
136 al center hosting South
al center hosting South
137 AmericaÕs largest stoc
AmericaÕs largest stoc
138 k exchange, the BOVESPA
k exchange, the BOVESPA
139 , as well as large-scal
, as well as large-scal
140 e banking institutions
e banking institutions
141 and high-end service fi
and high-end service fi
142 rms. The powerful pauli
rms. The powerful pauli
143 sta business elites are
sta business elites are
144 a key force behind eff
a key force behind eff
145 orts to revitalize down
orts to revitalize down
146 town andÑespecially in
town andÑespecially in
147 the case of storeowners
the case of storeowners
148 Õ associationsÑevict pe
Õ associationsÑevict pe
149 ddlers. The urban ge
ddlers. The urban ge
150 ography of trade is not
ography of trade is not
151 uniform, however. Hist
uniform, however. Hist