Street Food Culture, economy, health and governance [Paperback]

Prepared foods, for sale in streets, squares or markets, are ubiquitous around the world and throughout history. This volume is one of the first to provide a comprehensive social science perspective on street food, illustrating its immense cultural diversity and economic significance, both in developing and developed countries. 

Key issues addressed include: policy, regulation and governance of street food and vendors; production and trade patterns ranging from informal subsistence to modern forms of enterprise; the key role played by female vendors; historical roots and cultural meanings of selling and eating food in the street; food safety and nutrition issues. Many chapters provide case studies from specific cities in different regions of the world. These include North America (Atlanta, Philadelphia, Portland, Toronto, Vancouver), Central and South America (Bogota, Buenos Aires, La Paz, Lima, Mexico City, Montevideo, Santiago, Salvador da Bahia), Asia (Bangkok, Dhaka, Penang), Africa (Accra, Abidjan, Bamako, Freetown, Mozambique) and Europe (Amsterdam).

Introduction 

Part 1: Governance: Policies and Politics 

1. Comparative Analysis of Legislative Approaches towards Street Food in South American Metropolis 

Stefano R. Marras 

2. Evolving Attitudes towards Public Space: Street Food Policies in Canada and the United States 

Lenore Newman and Katherine Burnett 

3. Towards Fair Street Food Governance in Dhaka. Moving from Exploitation and Eviction to Social Recognition and Support 

Benjamin Etzold 

4. The Taste of Precarity: Language, Legitimacy, and Legality among Mexican Street Food Vendors 

Tiana Baki Hayden 

5. Street Food Markets in Amsterdamlc&