Advancing global development need to go beyond simple measures of poverty towards measuring and understanding human vulnerability - and resilience - in all its dimensions. This book provides an illustration and assessment of recent advances in measuring vulnerability. This book was published as a special issue of Oxford Development Studies.

In all of the major challenges facing the world currently - whether it be climate change, terrorism or conflict - no progress is possible without the alleviation of poverty. This book provide insights into new approaches in conceptualising and measuring vulnerability in developing countries.