Assessing the Economic Vulnerability of Small Island Developing States and the Least Developed Countries
研究了经济脆弱性如何影响小岛屿发展中国家和最不发达国家的增长、发展和减贫，并探讨了经济脆弱性指数的设计及其在比较和援助分配中的应用。
Abstract\n Macro vulnerability of the small island developing states (SIDS) as well as of least developed countries (LDCs) has been an increasing concern for the international community. This has led to the design of an economic vulnerability index (EVI) to assess the structural economic vulnerability resulting from natural or external shocks. We first explain how vulnerability affects growth, development and poverty reduction, particularly in small developing countries. We then examine how the EVI has been designed and how it can be used to compare SIDS and LDCs. We argue that EVI is a relevant tool not only for identification of LDCs, but also for geographical aid allocation to favour vulnerable countries, including LDCs and SIDS, even though not all SIDS qualify as LDCs.