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VULNERABILITY: A NOTE ON THE CONCEPT, MEASUREMENTS AND APPLICATION IN INDIAN AGRICULTURE

Authors:
Rajkumar R and Dr. C. S. Shaijumon

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Rajkumar R1 and Dr. C. S. Shaijumon2
1. PhD Student, Department of Humanities, IIST, Thiruvananthapuram
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, IIST, Thiruvananthapuram

MLA 8
R, Rajkumar, and Dr. C. S. Shaijumon. "VULNERABILITY: A NOTE ON THE CONCEPT, MEASUREMENTS AND APPLICATION IN INDIAN AGRICULTURE." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 4, no. 3, Mar. 2019, pp. 1908-1926, ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=140. Accessed Mar. 2019.
APA
R, R., & Shaijumon, D. (2019, March). VULNERABILITY: A NOTE ON THE CONCEPT, MEASUREMENTS AND APPLICATION IN INDIAN AGRICULTURE. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 4(3), 1908-1926. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=140
Chicago
R, Rajkumar, and Dr. C. S. Shaijumon. "VULNERABILITY: A NOTE ON THE CONCEPT, MEASUREMENTS AND APPLICATION IN INDIAN AGRICULTURE." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 4, no. 3 (March 2019), 1908-1926. Accessed March, 2019. ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=140.

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Abstract:
Vulnerability is conceptualised in the academic discourse to assess the degree to which a system is exposed, sensitive and resilient to harm. The conceptualisations of vulnerability are classified in to broad research traditions. While the research on vulnerability has significantly progressed in terms of conceptualisation as well as measurement, the paper observes that a universal measure continues to be elusive. Recent studies from the Economics research tradition have made significant contributions in capturing the issues that are central to the contemporary agrarian question.

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