02727nam 2200625Ia 450 991045163580332120200520144314.01-280-85776-597866108577600-8213-7037-5(CKB)1000000000474818(EBL)459316(OCoLC)154224873(SSID)ssj0000087641(PQKBManifestationID)11998553(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087641(PQKBWorkID)10070670(PQKB)11046591(MiAaPQ)EBC459316(Au-PeEL)EBL459316(CaPaEBR)ebr10176234(CaONFJC)MIL85776(EXLCZ)99100000000047481820061228d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInsurance against covariate shocks[electronic resource] the role of index-based insurance in social protection in low-income countries of Africa /Harold Alderman and Trina HaqueWashington, DC World Bank20071 online resource (48 p.)Includes index.0-8213-7036-7 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; BibliographyUninsured 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 risInsuranceAfricaPovertyAfricaRisk (Insurance)AfricaAfricaEconomic conditions1960-Electronic books.InsurancePovertyRisk (Insurance)368.1/210091724Alderman Harold1948-990700Haque Trina1038909World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451635803321Insurance against covariate shocks2460775UNINA