Socio-economic antecedents and consequences of street food vending in a selected block in Metro Manila

This study aims to examine the socio-economic antecedent and consequences of street food vending in a selected block in Makati, Metro Manila is the focus of the study. Factors that account for the decision of an individual to go into street food vending were poor economic situation in their place of...

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Main Authors: Andal, Leah Rhodora, Regala, Roderick, Santos, Marvin
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Language:English
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:etd_bachelors-167102022-02-03T02:08:27Z Socio-economic antecedents and consequences of street food vending in a selected block in Metro Manila Andal, Leah Rhodora Regala, Roderick Santos, Marvin This study aims to examine the socio-economic antecedent and consequences of street food vending in a selected block in Makati, Metro Manila is the focus of the study. Factors that account for the decision of an individual to go into street food vending were poor economic situation in their place of origin. Their initial capital for their business came from family savings and loans. The items sold varied from cooked to uncooked food. Vendors usually work for 8-9 hours a day starting at 5:00 in the morning. Members of the association are generally older than the non-members. They lived in the city for a longer period of time. In general, the average duration of stay in Manila is 19 years. Surprisingly, members have less income than non-members since non-members have more flexibility in terms of food items sold and itinerant nature of their tasks puts them closer to customers. Problems confronting vendors include fights with other vendors, theft, and job security. Oftentimes, they have relatives to support. The vendors see their task as transitory and hoped to move to other jobs in the future subsequently returning to the place of origin. The results revealed a number of policies and programatic issues to improve the welfare of the street food vendors. 1993-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/16197 Bachelor's Theses English Animo Repository Food service Vendors and purchasers--Social conditions Peddlers and peddling Coping behavior Selling Hawkers and hawking
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
collection DLSU Institutional Repository
language English
topic Food service
Vendors and purchasers--Social conditions
Peddlers and peddling
Coping behavior
Selling
Hawkers and hawking
spellingShingle Food service
Vendors and purchasers--Social conditions
Peddlers and peddling
Coping behavior
Selling
Hawkers and hawking
Andal, Leah Rhodora
Regala, Roderick
Santos, Marvin
Socio-economic antecedents and consequences of street food vending in a selected block in Metro Manila
description This study aims to examine the socio-economic antecedent and consequences of street food vending in a selected block in Makati, Metro Manila is the focus of the study. Factors that account for the decision of an individual to go into street food vending were poor economic situation in their place of origin. Their initial capital for their business came from family savings and loans. The items sold varied from cooked to uncooked food. Vendors usually work for 8-9 hours a day starting at 5:00 in the morning. Members of the association are generally older than the non-members. They lived in the city for a longer period of time. In general, the average duration of stay in Manila is 19 years. Surprisingly, members have less income than non-members since non-members have more flexibility in terms of food items sold and itinerant nature of their tasks puts them closer to customers. Problems confronting vendors include fights with other vendors, theft, and job security. Oftentimes, they have relatives to support. The vendors see their task as transitory and hoped to move to other jobs in the future subsequently returning to the place of origin. The results revealed a number of policies and programatic issues to improve the welfare of the street food vendors.
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author Andal, Leah Rhodora
Regala, Roderick
Santos, Marvin
author_facet Andal, Leah Rhodora
Regala, Roderick
Santos, Marvin
author_sort Andal, Leah Rhodora
title Socio-economic antecedents and consequences of street food vending in a selected block in Metro Manila
title_short Socio-economic antecedents and consequences of street food vending in a selected block in Metro Manila
title_full Socio-economic antecedents and consequences of street food vending in a selected block in Metro Manila
title_fullStr Socio-economic antecedents and consequences of street food vending in a selected block in Metro Manila
title_full_unstemmed Socio-economic antecedents and consequences of street food vending in a selected block in Metro Manila
title_sort socio-economic antecedents and consequences of street food vending in a selected block in metro manila
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 1993
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/16197
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