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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Measuring the vulnerability of subnational regions in South Africa
Oxford Development Studies, Volume 37, No. 3, Year 2009
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Description
A small but growing literature has been concerned about the economic (and environmental) vulnerability on the level of countries. Less attention is paid to the economic vulnerability of different regions within countries. By focusing on the vulnerability of subnational regions, this paper contributes to the small literature on the "vulnerability of place". They authors see the vulnerability of place as being due to vulnerability in various domains, such as economic vulnerability, vulnerability of environment, and governance, demographic and health fragilities. They use a subnational data set on 354 magisterial districts from South Africa, recognize the potential relevance of measuring vulnerability on a subnational level, and construct a Local Vulnerability Index for the various districts. They condition this index on district per capita income and term this a Vulnerability Intervention Index, interpreting this as an indicator of where higher income per capita, often seen in the literature as a measure of resilience, will in itself be unlikely to reduce vulnerability. © 2009 International Development Centre, Oxford.
Authors & Co-Authors
Naude, Wim A.
Finland, Helsinki
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research
Rossouw, Stephanié
New Zealand, Auckland
Auckland University of Technology
Statistics
Citations: 25
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/13600810903085800
ISSN:
14699966
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Study Locations
South Africa