ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to articulate some of the insights gained from the analysis of markets in the seven cities. It contains following heads: attitudinal issues; location; use mix; physical layout; market infrastructure; supply-side support; and administration and management. The chapter argues the case for implementing an urban-markets policy to facilitate the operation of very small traders and describes the attitude which should underpin that policy. The market operating ways in which different uses in a market are located relative to each other, and the way in which they are scattered or concentrated, are important considerations in the design and administration of any market system. The issue of marginalization is also affected by the scale of the market. Market performance is significantly affected by the length of unbroken runs of adjacent stalls. The economic success of markets rests primarily on their location and their environmental quality.
