Foreword; About the Editors; About the Authors; Study Team and Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Living through Crises: An Overview; Tables; 1. A Mix of Vulnerabilities and Resilience Is Evident in Coping Responses; Figures; 1. Transmission Channels; Chapter 1. Anatomy of Coping: Evidence from People Living through the Crises of 2008-11; 1.1. Coping Mechanisms Determine the Ultimate Impact of Shocks; 1.1. Coping Responses Cited as Common or Very Common; Chapter 2. Bangladesh: Pathways and Impacts of the Global Economic Shocks
Summary
What did the global food, fuel, and financial crises of 2008-11 mean to people living in the developing world? How did people cope with the crisis and how effective were they at averting major impacts? These are the questions addressed by this book, which emerged out of qualitative crisis monitoring initiatives carried out by IDS and the World Bank. As such, this is not a book about the causes of the crisis or how to prevent future crises. Instead, this book is about how people lived through the severe economic turmoil of recent years, how they were affected, and what they did to cope, present
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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