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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Africa Region human development series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 34 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-34). |
| ISBN: | 9780821370377 0821370375 1280857765 9781280857768 9786610857760 6610857768 |