For several decades, the international community has aspired to integrate the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability. Yet, no country has achieved the patterns of consumption and production that could sustain global prosperity in the coming decades. Thus, with the...

Notably, the 20th century was dominated by the legacy of devastating global wars, colonial struggles, and ideological conflicts as well as effort s to establish international systems that would foster global peace and prosperity. Yet, insecurity and corruption not only remain, they have become...

This paper investigates whether people's ability to withstand and adapt to one of the most important economic shocks – job loss – is determined early on in childhood. Using nationally representative longitudinal data that tracks almost 3,000 children into adulthood, we show that the negative...

This paper proposes a simple way to measure livelihood diversification, and uses this measure together with income levels to classify Bolivian households by level of vulnerability. Regression analysis is then carried out to determine the factors and strategies associated with high resilience or...

The study attempted to compare an experience of OECD countries and Russia in providing of social support to the vulnerable popula-tion groups such as activation policies and social assistance. One of key research findings was the theme that the effective functioning of activation policies in...

The study attempted to compare an experience of OECD countries and Russia in providing of social support to the vulnerable popula-tion groups such as activation policies and social assistance. One of key research findings was the theme that the effective functioning of activation policies in...