Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/243379 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2021/53
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
In spite of having some intensive national strategies to address poverty, Tanzania lacks a coherent national strategy to ensure sustainable livelihoods for those working in its informal economy, of which street vending is an important sector. Based on qualitative, in-depth data collected through interviews and participant observation between 2014 and 2019, our research scrutinizes how recent policies are improving the sustainable livelihoods of street vendors. We suggest two related foci for research and policy intervention. Firstly, the considerable diversity among street vendors regarding employment relation, gender, age, capital, and assets must be taken into account to design inclusive and sustainable policies. Secondly, the current policies and issuing of identification cards offer new opportunities for vendors to organize and claim their rights, but they need to be unambiguously enshrined in law. This will improve smooth and fair revenue collection and, importantly, street vendor organization and representation in decision-making processes at various levels of government.
Subjects: 
Tanzania
street vending
sustainable livelihoods
street vendor organization
informal economy
JEL: 
D78
J46
J83
O17
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9256-991-4
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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