TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Street trading in the shadows of the Arab Spring
JO  - Environment and urbanization
A1  - Brown, Alison
A1  - Kafafy, Nezar
A1  - Hayder, Adnane
SP  - 283
EP  - 298
VL  - 29
IS  - 1
N2  - This paper examines the Arab revolutions of 2011 in Tunisia and Egypt, and their impact on street traders in Tunis and Cairo. Drawing on the literatures on urban conflict and resilience, the paper argues that the authoritarian regimes that the revolutions deposed left a vacuum in governance in which street traders found it hard to profit from the idealism and opportunism of an emerging new order. Despite being hindered by their lack of organization and voice, and disruption to their trade during the revolutions, street traders displayed resilience through small-scale adaptations to their trade and absorbed newcomers into the sector in the face of political conflict.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0956-2478
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956247816673559
ID  - ref1
ER  -