Night markets have long been regarded as part of the informal economy, both for their small size and their slightly shady reputation. But today ’ s night markets offer a great deal to the formal economy: they represent a safety net for those who have lost their jobs; provide distribution to innumerable small businesses; and function as a training ground for Taiwan ’ s entrepreneurs.
在夾縫中生存的夜市，因其小規模的經營方式一直被視為「非正式經濟」的一部分，但今天夜市的「聚眾╱集客」能力已讓人無法忽視，它是失業人口的就業安全網，它的興衰牽動了台灣無數小企業的存活，更是台灣小頭家的創業磨劍所。