UID:
edocfu_9958076709402883
Format:
vii, 34 pages :
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illustrations ;
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26 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-85776-5
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9786610857760
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0-8213-7037-5
Series Statement:
Africa Region human development series
Content:
Uninsured risk had far-reaching consequences for rural growth as well as poverty reduction. A range of informal mechanisms to insure rural households against the impact of shocks, but they are a modest component of a risk layering strategy for well-off households and even less protective for low-income households. Formal insurance mechanisms have inherent market imperfections. State interventions to address these limitations have proven costly and generally are targeted poorly. Recent developments in microfinance as well as in insurance marketing have opened new possibilities for household ris
Note:
Includes index.
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Contents; Abstract; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Index-Based Insurance in Low-income Contexts: Potential and Limitations; List of Boxes; 3. Recent Global Innovations; 4. Forays into Insurance in Africa; List of Table; List of Figure; 5. Future Directions and Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-7036-7
Language:
English
