Street food vending is an economic

Street food vending is an economic activity that normally uses a small
space, such as a pavement or alley, as a trading area. Street food vending can be
either mobile or fi xed.
This paper examines the many aspects of street food vending in Bangkok,
particularly its role in poverty alleviation and entrepreneurial development. It also
looks into the economic performance of food vendors and their own perceptions
of success. Three categories of self-rated outcomes are used: (a) remaining on
subsistence level; (b) able to accumulate capital; and (c) considering expansion.
Indicators for each category are explored.
This study used four sets of data: