At head of title: Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-202).
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Overcoming economic insecurity: issues at stake -- Dealing with macroeconomic insecurity -- Forces of nature? the climatic threat to economic security -- Things fall apart: the vicious circle of economic insecurity and civil conflict -- Poverty, insecurity and development risks.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Offers a different approach with a strong 'social contract' and more integrated and pragmatic economic and social policy. This survey shows that economic insecurity arises from the exposure of individuals, communities and countries to adverse events, and from their inability to cope with and recover from the downside losses.