An Index of Community Vulnerability: Conceptual Framework and Application to Population and Employment Changes
Articles and reports: 21-601-M2008088Description: The results of this research show that exposure to global restructuring trends increases community vulnerability to population and employment decline. Similarly, other condititions of community distress, such as high unemployment rates and low participation rates, increase the vulnerability to decline. Community assets, such as human capital, economic diversification, and proximity to agglomerations, reduce vulnerability to population and employment decline.no: 88Issue Number: 2008088Frequency: OccasionalAuthor(s): Alasia, Alessandro; Bollman, Ray; Parkins, John; Reimer, BillMain Product:Agriculture and Rural Working Paper Series
