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economic insecurity  

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  • Economic insecurity is the uncertainty and anxiety related to sources of income and provisions. Its sources are economic loss faced by economic actors, workers, and households as they encounter their food and housing expenses alongside the unpredictable events of social life. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Economic Insecurity]

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