Omnipresent Worker and Absent City-Dweller Alexandra Quien The dabbawalla is an integral part of Mumbai's urban scape. What are the cultural and social features of this community which have enabled them to construct and run this complex distribution network, which forms a unique sector of the informal economy.
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