Concepts and measurement of vulnerability to poverty and other issues: A review of literature

Arbeitspapier

This paper reviews the growing body of literature on vulnerability. We first provide a survey of existing studies on the concepts and measurements of vulnerability to poverty by classifying them into welfarist, expected poverty, and axiomatic approaches. We then review a number of empirical studies on vulnerability to poverty in Asia and elsewhere. This review shows that poverty and vulnerability are related, but different, and that key determinants of vulnerability often include education and location. We also briefly review other areas of vulnerability analysis such as vulnerability to climate change and offer various policy implications arising from vulnerability analysis.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ADBI Working Paper ; No. 611

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Measurement and Analysis of Poverty ; Economic Development: General
• Subject: poverty ; vulnerability

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Fujii, Tomoki
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
• (where): Tokyo
• (when): 2016

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/163110
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET