Abstract
Vulnerability is susceptibility to, or risk of exposure to, hazards and stresses related to social problems, environmental problems, economic problems, or political problems. The word vulnerability is often used in conjunction with poverty and may specifically imply vulnerability to poverty or to poverty-related issues. Individuals, communities, groups, regions, and nations can be vulnerable and poverty increases this vulnerability.
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2015
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Copyright © 2015 SAGE Publications, Inc. This book chapter first appeared in the Encyclopedia of World Poverty.
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Recommended Citation
Spires, Robert. “Vulnerability.” In the Encyclopedia of World Poverty, edited by Mehmet Odekon, 1636-1639. Thousand Oaks, Ca: SAGE Publications, Inc. 2015.