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THE LEGITIMACY TRAP: Street Vending Heterogeneity and Selective Enforcement in San Francisco
Abstract Literature on street vending regulation often emphasizes the challenges in enforcing legal frameworks due to unclear laws or insufficient state capacity. However, it tends to overlook diversity among vendors themselves along crucial parameters such as spatial location, community ties and processes of goods procurement.
Irene Farah
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THE ECONOMIC PAMPHLETEER: The Urban Agriculture Revival
First paragraph: Some critics of urban agriculture see its growing popularity as a superficial response to public concerns about urban food deserts. However, urban agriculture could evolve instead to become an important part of the U.S.
John Ikerd
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Abstract This article analyses ideas of ‘good governance through technology’ in India that first emerged from the software industry, symbolizing state support for the ‘new middle‐class’ values of liberalized private enterprise. We suggest that the contemporary prominence of consulting firms in government represents a second transformation that embeds ...
Matt Birkinshaw, Sanjay Srivastava
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The Multifunctional Attributes of Northeastern Agriculture: A Research Agenda
In the United States' Northeastern region, there is an increasing interest in the public benefits from agriculture. These benefits are frequently referred to as multifunctional attributes. The policy challenge is to find an effective way to reflect these
Batie, Sandra S.
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Planting Roots: Urban Agriculture for Senior Immigrants
In 2007, a community-university pilot project was launched in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to train and involve senior immigrants in Small Plot Intensive (SPIN)-Farming, a commercial approach to urban agriculture.
Mary Beckie, Eva Bogdan
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IN THIS ISSUE: Indigenous knowledge at the food systems forefront
First paragraphs: Welcome to the winter 2024–2025 issue of JAFSCD! On our cover, we share a photo from the article Hāloa: The long breath of Hawaiian sovereignty, water rights, and Indigenous law, by Puanani Apoliona-Brown.
Duncan Hilchey
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BEHIND THE FACES OF AESTHETICIZED URBANISM IN TUNXI, CHINA
Abstract Urban policy in China has become increasingly predicated on securing an approved aesthetic that reflects ideological campaigns and political programmes. In highlighting the role of the aesthetic in Chinese urbanism, this article argues that the party‐state draws on an aesthetic palette that places the contemporary urban landscape in a ...
Yanpeng Jiang, Paul Waley, Asa Roast
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Abstract Why do some informal neighborhoods receive public investment while others are neglected or evicted? This article addresses the inconsistent governmental responses to informal settlements in Jakarta, Indonesia, during the democratic period. State actions range from violent evictions to tolerance and community‐led improvements.
Kadek Wara Urwasi
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The History of Religion: Ancient Rome Edition 1960–2026
Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
Celia E. Schultz
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ABSTRACT This paper examines the UK's 2025 Immigration White Paper as a critical site for understanding how immigration policy functions as an instrument of racial capitalism. Drawing on Critical Race Theory, the theory of social reproduction, and intersectionality, it interrogates how the state's construction of the ‘skilled migrant’ operates as a ...
Muhammad Abdul Aziz +2 more
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