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Asia Food and agriculture

Interview on Bangkok street food – Quartz magazine

It was a pleasure being approached by design writer Anne Quito in April to provide media commentary on the ostensible banning of street food in Bangkok because of my work in this area over the years. As a result, the following article was published by Quartz on April 24th 2017 and can be viewed here. While the situation facing street vendors in Bangkok remains a bit uncertain, it was refreshing to see the global outpouring of support, particularly for the city’s lively street food sector, which provides important livelihood opportunities as well as delicious, affordable food for both locals and tourists alike.

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Asia Food and agriculture

La vente dans l’espace public : le cas de Bangkok

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Ma nouvelle publication avec Narumol Nirathron – “La vente dans l’espace public : le cas de Bangkok” publication In F. Zogning et. al. (eds) L’économie informelle, l’entrepreneuriat et l’emploi – Publié par JFD Éditions à Montréal en avril 2017 suite au Colloque sur l’économie informelle à l’ACFAS en mai 2016. Ce texte est une traduction raccourci et légèrement mis-à-jour d’une publication qui a paru en anglais en mai 2014. Malheureusement, la situation à Bangkok a détérioré depuis quelques années, mettant les vendeurs et vendeuses de la rue en péril. Voici le lien pour plus d’informations: http://www.editionsjfd.com/fr/products/view/l-economie-informelle-l-entrepreneuriat-et-l-emploi/

My new publication with Narumol Nirathron – “La vente dans l’espace public : le cas de Bangkok” publication In F. Zogning et. al. (eds) \L’économie informelle, l’entrepreneuriat et l’emploi – Published by JFD editions in Montréal in april 2017 following the Colloque sur l’économie formula at ACFAS in May 2016. This text is an abbreviated translation with minor updates of a policy brief published in May 2014. Unfortunately, the situation in Bangkok has deteriorated in the last few years, putting many street vendors in peril. Here is the link for more information: http://www.editionsjfd.com/fr/products/view/l-economie-informelle-l-entrepreneuriat-et-l-emploi/ 

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Asia Higher education and research

Living with Risk by Tamaki Endo

Pacific Affairs invited me to review a new book entitled Living with Risk: Precarity & Bangkok’s Urban Poor by Tamaki Endo, a Japanese scholar. It’s a great read for those with an interest in urbanization and poverty alleviation. What’s also nice is that it cites a lot of Japanese-language scholarship on these issues, which might not normally be accessible to other audiences. The full text of my review can be viewed here.

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Asia Food and agriculture

My new multimedia policy brief with Narumol Nirathron for WIEGO

My co-author Narumol Nirathron of Thammasat University and I are delighted that WIEGO has published our new multimedia policy brief entitled “Vending in Public Space: The Case of Bangkok”. This brief, replete with embedded videos, is based mostly on previous research by both of us supplemented by excellent updates by Narumol. The full publication can be downloaded here.  Our thanks to Martha Chen of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and founder of WIEGO for making this opportunity possible for us and to the WIEGO team for their excellent feedback and support. Our hope is that this brief will be used for policy development, research, teaching and community organizing.