Addressing Vulnerability in East Asia : A Regional Study

The East Asian and Pacific region has achieved tremendous progress in poverty reduction in recent years. However, further progress in poverty reduction may be undermined by the high levels of vulnerability in many countries across the region. The term vulnerability is viewed from an economic context, where it is conceived as the likelihood of suffering from future deteriorations in standard of living which may result in a state of poverty, or inability to meet basic needs. Therefore, vulnerability is stated as an ex-ante measure of well-being, reflecting not so much how well off a household (or an individual) currently is, but what its future prospects are. In thinking about poverty and vulnerability, it is important to realize that there are two groups of households: a) those who are vulnerable to transitory poverty if exposed to adverse shocks; and b) those who are structurally or chronically poor-many of those households have been affected by shocks in the past, and have limited long-term income generating capacity. To better protect household from shocks one must also better understand how households face and manage risks.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012-06
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY, ACCESS TO ASSETS, ACUTE MALNUTRITION, ADVERSE IMPACTS, AGING, AGING POPULATIONS, AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL INPUTS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS, ASSET LOSSES, AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES, AVERAGE WAGES, BASIC NEEDS, CASH TRANSFER, CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS, CASH TRANSFERS, CHEAPER FOOD, CHILD HEALTH, CHRONIC POVERTY, CHRONICALLY POOR, COASTAL REGION, COASTAL REGIONS, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, COMMUNITY ASSETS, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, CONDITIONAL CASH, CONFLICT, CONSUMPTION POVERTY, COPING BEHAVIORS, COPING MECHANISMS, COPING STRATEGIES, COPING STRATEGY, COVARIATE SHOCKS, CREDIT MARKETS, CRIME, CROP DIVERSIFICATION, CROP INSURANCE, CROP VARIETIES, CROWDING OUT, DIABETES, DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY, DISABILITY, DISASTER RELIEF, DIVORCE, DROUGHT, EARTHQUAKE, ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC SHOCKS, ECONOMIC STATUS, EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, ETHNIC MINORITY, ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS, EX POST COPING STRATEGIES, EXTENDED FAMILY, EXTENDED FAMILY NETWORKS, EXTERNAL SHOCKS, FAMILIES, FAMILY MEMBERS, FINANCIAL CRISES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD EXPENDITURES, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD ITEMS, FORMAL CREDIT, FORMAL SAFETY NETS, GENDER DIFFERENCES, HEALTH CLINICS, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HOMELESS, HOSPITALIZATION, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITY, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS, ILLNESS, IMPACT OF SHOCKS, INCOME, INCOME GROWTH, INCOME REDISTRIBUTION, INCOME SHOCK, INCOME SHOCKS, INCOME SMOOTHING, INEQUALITY, INFANT MORTALITY, INFORMAL MECHANISMS, INFORMAL SAFETY NETS, INJURIES, INSURANCE MECHANISMS, INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE, INTERVENTION, IRRIGATION, JOB LOSS, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR SUPPLY, LAND ASSETS, LAND PRODUCTIVITY, LEVELS OF VULNERABILITY, LIFE EVENTS, LIMITED ACCESS, LIMITED CAPACITY, LIVE BIRTHS, LIVING CONDITIONS, LIVING STANDARDS, LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT, LOW WAGES, MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS, MALNUTRITION, MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MEANS TESTING, MEDICAL CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MODERNIZATION, MORBIDITY, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL RESOURCES, NATURAL SHOCKS, OBESITY, OLD AGE, PARENTING, PATIENTS, PERSISTENT POVERTY, POLICY IMPLICATIONS, POLICY MAKERS, POLITICAL SUPPORT, POOR, POOR COUNTRIES, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR PEOPLE, POOR POPULATION, POORER HOUSEHOLDS, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY LEVEL, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY THRESHOLD, PRECAUTIONARY SAVINGS, PREVENTIVE HEALTH, PROGRAM COVERAGE, PROGRESS, PROSTITUTION, PROTECTION POLICIES, PROTECTION SYSTEMS, PUBLIC CLINICS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC UTILITIES, QUALITATIVE DATA, RECESSIONS, REGIONAL COMPARISON, REGIONAL STUDIES, REGIONAL STUDY, RELIEF ACTIVITIES, RICE SUBSIDY, RISK COPING, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK MITIGATION, RISK REDUCTION, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DISTRICTS, RURAL HOUSEHOLD, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL POOR, RURAL POPULATION, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NET MECHANISMS, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SANITATION, SAVINGS, SCHOOLING, SEX WORKERS, SHOCK, SKILLED WORKERS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL RISK, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SOCIAL SERVICES, STRUCTURAL REFORMS, TARGETING, TRADE UNIONS, TRANSIENT POOR, TRANSITORY POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, URBANIZATION, VILLAGE FUND, VILLAGE LEADERS, VIOLENCE, VULNERABILITY REDUCTION, VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY, VULNERABLE GROUP, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAGE RATE, WAR, WATER SUPPLY, WELFARE STATE, WORKING DAYS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16473127/addressing-vulnerability-east-asia-regional-study https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11900
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