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.

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Book Chapter

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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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