Explore the complex realities of street vendors in urban India and their crucial livelihood strategies. This compelling study delves into the politics and survival tactics of urban self-employed workers across seventeen Indian cities, highlighting their creation of informal markets and institutions. Understand how they negotiate public spaces and formal/informal actors, even without legal backing. Critically analyzing the Street Vendors Act, 2014, this book is indispensable for anyone interested in India’s informal economy, urban development, and socio-political dynamics.