Problems and Prosperous of Street Vendors in Sivakasi

Authors

  • M. Selvakumar Assistant Professor, PG and Research Department of Commerce, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi. Tamil Nadu, India
  • V. Sathyalakshmi Research Scholar, PG and Research Department of Commerce, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi. Tamil Nadu, India
  • K. Siva Murugan UGC – MRP, Research Fellow, PG and Research Department of Commerce, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi,Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/arss-2014.3.2.2751

Keywords:

Street Vendors, Problems, Prosperous

Abstract

This paper on problems and prospects of street vendors in Sivakasi is a research paper that aims to understand the ‘working life’ of street vendors in keeping with their financial accessibility, social security, occupational wellbeing and the working condition. India is the second populated country in the world. Providing employment opportunity to the people is the greatest task to the government. Therefore the people develop their entrepreneur skill to earn income for their livelihood. Street vending is one of the entrepreneurship, small in terms of capital and size and easy to start the business. Nonetheless, it is noticed that there has been a phenomenal increase in the number of street vendors leading to an increase in the number of workers in the informal sector in India and Mumbai has witnessed for containing highest street vendors among all major cities in India.

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Published

20-10-2014

How to Cite

Selvakumar, M., Sathyalakshmi, V., & Siva Murugan, K. (2014). Problems and Prosperous of Street Vendors in Sivakasi. Asian Review of Social Sciences, 3(2), 34–41. https://doi.org/10.51983/arss-2014.3.2.2751