Impact of weekly bazzar in urban spaces
Among the two chosen topics, "market" was which keened me the most. Markets have been something I am interested throughout my life market is a place where I spend my money and get my desires fulfilled. Every market has its own culture and identity, which differs it from one another; among them, the most interesting is how weekly markets affect that place.
Weekly markets are those which take place on a particular day, they don't have a proper space, and they can be shifted any time, anywhere, there are various commodities which are at a very nominal rate. These market are spread out in almost every locality, and people of different economic background come here to shop. These markets eliminate social discrimination by allowing people of different caste and religions to comment commerce fairly. The advantage of this market is, it's open, so any customer passing by can have a smooth look at the products, it is more democratic and accessible, as it allows smooth functionality of trade and it can be easily accessed as it takes place on common ground.
Urban Markets are places where there are adequately defined shops in which there are fixed prices and fewer chances of the bargain. Here there is a formal mechanism where every purchase is billed, and if the product doesn't satisfy, you can return it within a period.
Weekly markets enrich the urban space as for a day it completely transforms the place into a different outlook which enlightens that area into a place of joy looking from the shopkeeper's perspective; it is effortless to dismantle the shop as they occupy very less space and has almost no infrastructure due to which it can dismantle easily. There is very less rent due to which they can sustain themselves. They believe in selling volumes, due to which they can earn more, and they can recover the cost.
Next phase will be finding out the origin of weekly markets and evolution of it which will help me in mapping out the topic better and will open more directions for me to explore the issue and because of which I will be able to go deeper. The questions as of now, I am looking forward to being what these markets are? What is the temporizes in it? How do people commence commerce? Why do people buy from here? Where are the vendors for the rest of the week? How are they enriching that space? How are they bringing people together? How do they eliminate social discrimination? How are they democratic?
