How do poor earn a living through informal trade?

Trade through the lens of the urban livelihoods framework in order to contribute to the understanding of how poor people, both street traders and other informal sector operators, access and use public space to support their livelihoods. Every day millions of people in cities of the developing world seek their fortunes on the street. Their livelihoods depend on transactions for tiny sums that may make the difference between survival or destitution.