Contents Chapter 1. Introduction 15 1.1 Background: 15 1.2 Need for the Study: 16 1.3 Research Question: 17 1.4 Aim: 17 1.5 Objective: 17 1.6 Limitation: 17 1.7 Approach: 18 Chapter 2. Eviction and understanding its background 20 2.1 Understanding the background of eviction: 20 2.1.1 Tracing the development pattern: 20 2.1.2 Contested Urban space 22 2.1.3 Understanding Marginalization 26 2.2 Informal economy: 29 2.2.1 Economic activity 29 2.2.2 Origin, growth and changes 32 2.2.3 Informal economy and street hawkers in India: 34 2.3 Eviction 37 2.3.1 Eviction: Global scenario 37 2.3.2 Eviction in the context of India 37 2.3.3 Various causes of eviction 39 2.3.4 Why street hawking has become an issue 41 2.4 Eviction of hawkers in the context of Kolkata 42 2.4.1 History of Kolkata 42 2.4.2 Street hawking in Kolkata 43 2.4.3 History of eviction in Kolkata 46 Chapter 3. Field Design: 49 3.1 Selection of the study area (Kolkata) 49 3.2 Over all perception of the study area 50 3.3 Identifying the secondary sources of information 52 3.4 Selection of the study area stretch 53 3.5 Profile of the study area. 55 3.6 Identification of the target group and investigation 57 3.7 Line of investigation and survey design. 57 Chapter 4. Concern /factors of enquiry 59 4.1 Introduction 59 4.2 Indicators of eviction 61 Chapter 5. Findings and Analysis 63 5.1 General profile of the Gariahat Market 63 5.2 Impact on the forward and backward linkages 68 5.3 Survey Design 71 5.4 Overall Impact Assessment of the Major Markets in Kolkata: 73 5.5 Data analysis 77 5.6 Findings on the basis of survey 83 5.7 Conclusions and recommendation 84