The Urban Context and Poor People

Abstract

The livelihoods of the poor are determined predominantly by the context in which they live and the constraints and opportunities this location presents. This is because context – economic, environmental, social and political – largely determines the assets accessible to people, how they can use these, and thus their ability to obtain secure livelihoods. Furthermore, the short-and long-term livelihood aims of poor men and women are products of the context of which they are part, as they are in large part a response to the opportunities and constraints available.

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