Measuring Vulnerability in Developing Countries : New Analytical Approaches (Hardcover)

1.Measuring Vulnerability: An Overview and IntroductionWim Naude, Amelia U. Santos-Paulinoand Mark McGillivray 2. An Economic Vulnerability Index: Its Design and Use for International Development PolicyPatrick Guillaumont 3. Economic Vulnerability and Resilience: Concepts and MeasurementsLino Briguglio, Gordon Cordina, Nadia Farrugiaand Stephanie Vella 4. Measuring the Vulnerability of Subnational Regions in South AfricaWim Naude, Mark McGillivrayand Stephanie Rossouw 5. How Precisely Can We Estimate Vulnerability to Poverty? Yuan Zhangand Guanghua Wan 6. The Impact of Violent Conflicts on Households: What Do We Know and What Should We Know about War Widows?Tilman Bruckand Kati Schindler