01050nam a2200145Ia 450000500170000008000180001710000180003524500700005326000290012330000270015252006760017958300200085594200120087599900170088720260716043406.0  a03.02.01 C953  aCrowards, Tom  aIndex of inherent economic vulnerability for developing countries  bCDBaSt. MichaelBBc2000  a1 v. (various pagings)  aConcentrates on the exposure of an economy to external shocks.  Considers various aspects of economic vulnerability and how these might be measured.  Outlines the variables employed in the study and then derives an aggregated index of vulnerability from these variables, considering a number of alternative scaling methodologies.  Analyses the results in terms of the links between vulnerability and physical characteristics such as country size, and the sensitivity of the results to altering key parameters.  Makes conclusions on the relationship between economic vulnerability and inherent country characteristics, and the implications this has for policy formulation.  c10/16/00kJOY_D  cMmC953  c46309d46309