Exploring the Factors Enabling Old Lahore's Traditional Markets to Resist WCLA’S Preservation Efforts

Javed, Umair and Najmi, Muhammad Shahwali and Haroon, Muhammad Hasaan and Ahmed, Hiba (2024): Exploring the Factors Enabling Old Lahore's Traditional Markets to Resist WCLA’S Preservation Efforts.

Abstract

Old Lahore traditional markets play a prime place in the city's identity by reflecting the practices and customs over generations. The markets represent far more than a commercial center, since they embody the dynamic interaction of cultural values and historical practice. As Geertz would write, "markets are webs of economic relationships" and are also the depositories of social and cultural values (Geertz). The operations of these markets are characterized by their crude trading practices, the nature of products sold, and the personalized relationships between traders and customers, which have remained relatively unchanged with time. This research is interdisciplinary, combining sociology, anthropology, history, heritage, and economics to analyze the relationship between heritage conservation efforts and the continuity of traditional market practices.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Traditional Markets Heritage Conservation Urban Preservation Resistance to Conservation Walled City of Lahore Socio-economic Resilience Informal Economies Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) Old Lahore Azam Market Akbari Mandi Kashmiri Gate Lohari Gate Union Governance Punjab Heritage Bazaar Economy (Clifford Geertz) Political Economy of Bazaars (Keshavarzian) Informal Credit Networks Clientelization Self-regulation Mechanisms Cultural Continuity Heritage vs. Livelihood Conservation-led Displacement Urban Modernization
• Subjects: Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification

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