"Increasing upsurge of extreme natural shocks jeopardizes the capacity of traditional social protection mechanisms to effectively manage risks and associated shocks. This paper analyzes the differentiated dynamics of formal and informal response mechanisms to shocks of surviving households of...

This paper reviews the expected effects of the current financial crisis and subsequent recession on the rural landscape, in particular the agri-food sector in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) on the basis of the structure of the rural economy and of different organisations and institutions....