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Focusing on the vulnerability and resilience to economic shocks at the household level, this book draws on extensive research activities carried out in two Melanesia countries: the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In particular, it identifies the household impacts of the recent food, fuel and economic crises. The contributors also examine resilience by identifying how households responded to these recent economic events in order to cope with their impacts. Findings indicate that households are vulnerable to a range of shocks and often struggle to cope with their impacts. Shocks are making it harder for households to meet their basic needs. Households in Melanesia are facing increasing demands for money, in particular for school fees, basic foodstuffs and customary obligations. Concurrently, there are limited domestic opportunities for formal employment. Traditional social support networks are strong and are an important form of resilience. However, there is evidence that they are disintegrating. Of…
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Household Vulnerability and Resilience to Economic Shocks: Findings from Melanesia Hardcover - 2014
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- Title Household Vulnerability and Resilience to Economic Shocks: Findings from Melanesia
- Author Simon Feeny
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition New edition
- Pages 166
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Routledge
- Date 2014-01-10
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9781472419194 / 1472419197
- Weight 0.91 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.44 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.12 cm)
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- Aspects (Academic): Economic
- Library of Congress subjects Melanesia - Economic conditions, Households - Melanesia
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013029929
- Dewey Decimal Code 330.995
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