Vulnerability in Developing Countries

The global economic crisis, which erupted about one year ago with the US sub-prime mortgage crisis and the collapse of the investment bank Lehman Brothers, painfully reminds us on how vulnerable developing countries can be to external shocks.This short paper provides an overview of recent UNU-WIDER work that provides perspectives and insights into the nature and policy implications of such vulnerability.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Naude, Wim ; Santos-Paulino, Amelia U. ; McGillivray, Mark
Institutions:	World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU/WIDER), United Nations University
Subject:	Vulnerability \| development \| development economics

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Series:	Working Paper Series.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number WIDER Angle September 2009 4 pages
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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