Insurance against covariate shocks : the role of index-based insurance in social protection in low-income countries of Africa /

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-inc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alderman, Harold, 1948-
Autor Corporativo: World Bank
Otros Autores: Haque, Trina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2007.
Colección:Africa Region human development series.
Temas:
Since 1960
Insurance > Africa.
Poverty > Africa.
Risk (Insurance) > Africa.
Assurance > Afrique.
Pauvreté > Afrique.
Risque (Assurance) > Afrique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Insurance > Property.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Insurance > Casualty.
Economic history
Insurance
Poverty
Risk (Insurance)
Armut
Versicherung
Seguro agrícola > África.
Pobreza > África.
Risco ambiental > África.
Försäkring > Afrika.
Fattigdom > Afrika.
Africa > Economic conditions > 1960-
Afrique > Conditions économiques > 1960-
Africa
Afrika
Afrika > ekonomiska förhållanden > 1960-
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Index-based insurance in low income contexts : potential and limitations
  • Recent global innovations
  • Forays into insurance in Africa
  • Future directions and conclusions.

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