Food Trucks, Cultural Identity, and Social Justice: From Loncheras to Lobsta Love
Contents
-
-
-
-
-
-
Framing Mobile Food Vending Regulations in the United States Framing Mobile Food Vending Regulations in the United States
-
A Brief Regulatory History A Brief Regulatory History
-
Strategic Vending Regulations Strategic Vending Regulations
-
-
Public Health and Declining Schools: Reactions from the California Assembly Public Health and Declining Schools: Reactions from the California Assembly
-
Restaurant Protectionism: Stretching the Limits of Public Safety in Los Angeles Restaurant Protectionism: Stretching the Limits of Public Safety in Los Angeles
-
New Vending Landscapes and Local Activism in Charlotte New Vending Landscapes and Local Activism in Charlotte
-
Vendor Advocacy and Entrepreneurial Freedoms Vendor Advocacy and Entrepreneurial Freedoms
-
Conclusion Conclusion
-
Notes Notes
-
References References
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2 Relaxing Regulatory Controls: Vendor Advocacy and Rights in Mobile Food Vending
Get access-
Published:September 2017
Cite
Abstract
Beginning in 2008, city policymakers across the nation became increasingly involved in regulatory debates and policy revisions surrounding mobile food vending. Despite vendors’ abilities to reactivate neglected urban areas and increase food access for underserved neighborhoods, many issues related to unfair competition, public health and safety, and prejudices continue to dominate regulatory frameworks that limit vendors’ entrepreneurial freedoms and spatial opportunities. Using three regulatory conflicts between food vendors and policymakers, this chapter highlights the motivating factors that can guide regulatory decision-making and the ways vendors destabilize and shape formal mechanisms of regulatory control. Topics include public health, restaurant protectionism, and cultural injustice at both state and city levels. This research suggests that despite rigid regulatory policies and the variety of economic, social, and political factors that influence governments’ responses to mobile food vending, active municipal investment in the public realm combined with vendors’ grassroots efforts can generate just policies. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the significance of vendor advocacy and the supportive roles of food vending organizations across the United States to illustrate the ways vendors increase social justice in cities.
Sign in
Personal account
- Sign in with email/username & password
- Get email alerts
- Save searches
- Purchase content
- Activate your purchase / trial code
Institutional access
-
Sign in through your institution
- Sign in with a library card Sign in with username / password Recommend to your librarian
Institutional account management
Sign in as administratorPurchase
Our books are available by subscription or purchase to libraries and institutions.
Purchasing information
Get help with access
Institutional access
Access to content on Oxford Academic is often provided through institutional subscriptions and purchases. If you are a member of an institution with an active account, you may be able to access content in one of the following ways:
IP based access
Typically, access is provided across an institutional network to a range of IP addresses. This authentication occurs automatically, and it is not possible to sign out of an IP authenticated account.
Sign in through your institution
Choose this option to get remote access when outside your institution. Shibboleth / Open Athens technology is used to provide single sign-on between your institution’s website and Oxford Academic.
If your institution is not listed or you cannot sign in to your institution’s website, please contact your librarian or administrator.
Sign in with a library card
Enter your library card number to sign in. If you cannot sign in, please contact your librarian.
Society Members
Society member access to a journal is achieved in one of the following ways:
Sign in through society site
Many societies offer single sign-on between the society website and Oxford Academic. If you see ‘Sign in through society site’ in the sign in pane within a journal:
If you do not have a society account or have forgotten your username or password, please contact your society.
Sign in using a personal account
Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members. See below.
Personal account
A personal account can be used to get email alerts, save searches, purchase content, and activate subscriptions.
Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members.
Viewing your signed in accounts
Click the account icon in the top right to:
Signed in but can't access content
Oxford Academic is home to a wide variety of products. The institutional subscription may not cover the content that you are trying to access. If you believe you should have access to that content, please contact your librarian.
Institutional account management
For librarians and administrators, your personal account also provides access to institutional account management. Here you will find options to view and activate subscriptions, manage institutional settings and access options, access usage statistics, and more.