How do people access movies today? What are the most popular and powerful channels for
media distribution on a global scale? How are film industries changing in the face of media …

Background: Market vendors occupy a strategic position in the fight against the spread of
SARS CoV-2 in rural Uganda. To successfully contain the spread of the virus, special …

Cooked food hawkers are a sometimes neglected part of the tourism and hospitality
industries, yet can play a significant role as a visitor attraction which offers both inexpensive …

In recent years street vending or street trading has become a focal point of political agendas
throughout cities of the Global South. The literature of street vending tends to develop within …

In developing states of Southeast Asia, street vendors play a significant but frequently
unappreciated role in both the vibrancy of public spaces as well as the informal economy …

Selling goods and providing services in public spaces is one of the most accessible
occupations for many urban poor. However, use of public space for such occupations is …

Issues of importance related to informal tourism commerce are explored in this paper with
particular reference to the case of Laguna Phuket, an integrated beach resort in Thailand …

Purpose In a sharing economy, economically inactive members can serve as providers
owing to the low start-up costs. However, such providers may operate without sufficient …

In developing countries, many informal economy service providers obtain their livelihoods
from tourism, and occupy and share public spaces to do so. As such, these actors must …

Purpose This paper aims to synthesize the knowledge published in the International Journal
of Sociology and Social Policy since its inaugural issue to current issue, ie from 1981 to …