Measuring Vulnerability in Developing Countries : New Analytical Approaches

ISBN-13: 9780415685948 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 144 str.

Wim Naude; Amelia U. Santos-Paulino; Mark McGillivray

Opis

In all of the major challenges facing the world currently - whether it be climate change, terrorism or conflict - no progress is possible without the alleviation of poverty. This book provide insights into new approaches in conceptualising and measuring vulnerability in developing countries.

Spis treści

1. Measuring Vulnerability: An Overview and Introduction Wim Naudé, Amelia U. Santos-Paulino and Mark McGillivray  2. An Economic Vulnerability Index: Its Design and Use for International Development Policy Patrick Guillaumont  3. Economic Vulnerability and Resilience: Concepts and Measurements Lino Briguglio, Gordon Cordina, Nadia Farrugia and Stephanie Vella  4. Measuring the Vulnerability of Subnational Regions in South Africa Wim Naudé, Mark McGillivray and Stephanié Rossouw  5. How Precisely Can We Estimate Vulnerability to Poverty? Yuan Zhang and Guanghua Wan  6. The Impact of Violent Conflicts on Households: What Do We Know and What Should We Know about War Widows? Tilman Brück and Kati Schindler

O autorze

Wim Naudé is Professor of Development Economics and Entrepreneurship at Maastricht School of Management, Maastricht, The Netherlands, and Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, Helsinki, Finland. Amelia U. Santos-Paulino is Chief of the Investment Research Section in the Division on Investment and Enterprise, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Geneva, Switzerland. She is also the Deputy Editor of the Transnational Corporations Journal. Mark McGillivray is Research Professor of International Development at Alfred Deakin Research Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia. He is a former deputy-director of UNU-WIDER.