Abstract
Street vending is ubiquitous, especially in developing countries. Despite its role in pro-poor economies, it has received little attention; much has been focused on its negative impacts like, use of public space, congestion, health and safety risks, tax evasion and the sale of shoddy merchandise. In Tanzania, street traders are usually concerned with confrontation with local authorities, and at the end they lose their products and money. This study is basically concerned with exploring the approaches of street vending business operation and conceptualizes the best mode of operation for successful income poverty reduction. It is carried out by reviewing previous studies relating to SVB and the micro informal business sector in general. The study proposes a model for street vending business operations and its interventions that can lead to an income poverty reduction.
Highlights
1.1 Background to the StudyUnemployment, low productivity in agriculture and the need to migrate to the urban to search for employment has forced millions of the youth in developing countries to engage in informal trade (Aryeetey, 2009)
The informal sector is a combination of many industries e.g. construction, manufacturing, trade, employment, and many others yet none of them explore the linkages of street vending business and informal business
The most basic finding from this study is that street vending business like another informal business is important to the livelihood of many less educated Tanzanians
Summary
Unemployment, low productivity in agriculture and the need to migrate to the urban to search for employment has forced millions of the youth in developing countries to engage in informal trade (Aryeetey, 2009). Vendors are continuously on the run due to constant harassment, assault and seizure of goods by the local government authorities or police in and other users of the city space (Asiedu & Agyei-Mensah, 2008) They are challenged by limited access to capital, unstable security, unplanned policies on urban development, harassment from the owners of formal business, and low level of business skills (Falla, 2013).They lack intrinsic empowerment, basic freedoms, self-confidence, walking with dignity, feeling respected, and living without fear (Nussbaum ,2003). These hindrances limit opportunities for street vending business (SVB) to work efficiently for the income poverty reduction. There is a need out on how to reduce this level of poverty
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