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082			_aPamphlet HC 430.6 .Z9 .P68 /2002
110			_aWorld Bank.
245			_aPoverty and vulnerability in South Asia / the World Bank.
260			_aWashington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2002.
300			_axiv, 70 p. : col. charts ; 28 cm.
500			_a“June 2002”.
500			_a“Includes bibliographical references”—(p. 61-64).
500			_aContents: Executive summary—I. Rationale for a social protection strategy—II. Targeting the vulnerable : windows and working children—III. Evaluating existing options for risk mitigation and coping—IV. Expanding options for risk mitigation and coping : saving, insurance and pension reform—V. Guidelines for a social protection strategy—List of references—Annex : Indicative list of activities in south Asia region with social protection component—Notes to the text—Boxes, figures and tables.
500			_aSummary: “The World Development Report (2000) and the consultations preceding it have focused attention on particularly important aspects of poverty—risk and vulnerability. The poor, especially, are subject to a variety of risks that affect their short-term well-being and long-term ability to climb out of poverty. Because they lack the ability to insure against risks, the poor often shape their behavior and decision-making to minimize exposure to risks, even at the cost of economic efficiency and long-term interest. Poverty and vulnerability are thus mutually reinforcing, each likely to aggravate the other as part of the bank’s recognition of this vulnerability and its consequences, this paper reviews what is known about the risk-coping and risk-mitigating behavior of the poor in South Asia, the support they receive from governments and NGOs and the bank’s contributions. It also presents suggestions for a strategy that integrates efforts to reduce poverty with efforts to overcome risk”—(p. vi).
546			_aEnglish
650			_aPoverty – South Asia.
650			_aSouth Asia – Economic conditions.
650			_aIncome distribution – South Asia.
650			_aSouth Asia – Economic policy.
650			_aSouth Asia – Social policy.
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