A study on the institutional framework of street vendors at Malioboro Street, Yogyakarta

Abstract

How can livable street be created? This is a part of study to answer this question in terms of institutional framework. Through field survey of Malioboro Street, Yogyakarta, the paper aims to clarify the institutional framework for those street vendors running along Malioboro Street, with specific interest in the street vendor's associations called paguyuban. The conclusion highlights, under the recently altered mayor's decision, both the city government and the street vendors, which have organized the associations since the late 1980's, are gradually preparing the institutional framework for collaborative as well as comprehensive street management of Malioboro Street.