Table I

Contextual variables to compare Lima and Bogota changes in street vending policy across city’s stages

ISIStructural adjustmentFree market city
From 1970s to mid-1980sFrom mid-1980s to end of 1990sFrom 2000 to 2010
LimaBogotaLimaBogotaLimaBogota
Institutional alignment relevant to informal economy framework
InternationalDualistDualistDualist/LegalistDualist/LegalistDualist/structuralist/Legalist/voluntaristDualist/structuralist/Legalist/voluntarist
NationalDualistDualistLegalistDualistLegalist/voluntaristDualist/structuralist
LocalDualistDualistLegalistLegalistLegalist/voluntaristDualist/structuralist
Urban Policy RegimeSocialistSocialistNeoliberalNeoliberalNeoliberalSocialist
Urban contextFavorableFavorableLess favorableLess favorableUnfavorableUnfavorable
Municipalities’ enforcement capacity of street trade policy
Regulatory intentOrganizeOrganizeRelocate/EvictRelocate/EvictFormalizeUpgrade
Resources for control/policy implementationLowModerateHighHighHighHigh
State integrationHighHighHighHighHighModerate
Street trade policy components
Spatial regulationZoning/taxingZoning/LicensingRestrictedRestrictedRestricted zoning and licensingRestricted zoning and licensing
Social integration initiativesScarcely implementedScarcely implementedSuspendedSuspendedConditionalConditional
Political ParticipationEncouragedEncouragedSuspendedSuspendedConditionalConditional
Street vendors’ organizational responseUnionizationUnionizationFragmentationFragmentationFragmentationFragmentation
Street trade policy outcomes
Trends in the number of street vendorsIncreaseIncreaseDecreaseDecreaseMaintainDecrease

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