Vulnerability in developing countries /

Vulnerability in developing countries / edited by Wim Naudé, Amelia U. Santos-Paulino and Mark McGillivray. - xxiii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Vulnerability in developing countries: An introduction / Income and health -- Measuring vulnerability and poverty: Estimates for rural India / Vulnerability, trust and micro-credit: The case of China's rural poor / Assets, poverty dynamics and vulnerability: Evidence from rural Tajikistan / Vulnerability, poverty and coping in Zimbabwe / Vulnerability dynamics and HIV risk in the semi-arid tropics of rural Andhra Pradesh / Vulnerability to hunger: Responding to food crises in fragile states / Natural hazards and macroeconomic shocks -- Vulnerability of small-island economies: The impact of "natural" disasters in the Caribbean / Natural disasters and remittances: Poverty, gender and disaster vulnerability in Caribbean SIDS / Growth-oriented macroeconomic policies for small-island economies: Lessons from Singapore / Conclusion -- Vulnerability in developing countries: Implications and conclusions / Wim Naude, Amelia U. Santos-Paulino, Mark McGillivray -- Raghav Gaiha, Katsushi Imai -- Calum G. Turvey, Rong Kong -- Oleksiy Ivaschenko, Cem Mete -- Kate Bird, Martin Prowse -- B. Valentine, Joseph Gandhi, Ma. Cynthia, Serquina Bantilan, Devanathan Parthasarathy -- Colin Andrews, Margarita Flores -- Martin Philipp Heger, Alex Julca, Oliver Paddison -- Marlene Attzs -- Anis Chowdhury -- Wim Naude, Amelia U. Santos-Paulino, Mark McGillivray. 1. Part I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Part II. 8. 9. 10. Part III. 11.

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Poverty--Developing countries
Public health--Developing countries
Natural disasters--Developing countries
Vulnerable Populations


Developing countries--Economic aspects.

HC59.7 / .V83 2009

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