03097oam 22007335 450 991081109210332120200520144314.01-280-85776-597866108577600-8213-7037-510.1596/978-0-8213-7036-0(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(The World Bank)77572973(The World Bank)ocm77572973(US-djbf)14682722(EXLCZ)99100000000047481820061228d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierInsurance against covariate shocks : the role of index-based insurance in social protection in low-income countries of Africa /Harold Alderman , Trina HaqueWashington, D.C. :World Bank,c2007.vii, 34 pages illustrations ;26 cmAfrica Region human development seriesIncludes index.0-8213-7036-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-34).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 risWorld Bank e-Library.InsuranceAfricaPovertyAfricaRisk (Insurance)AfricaAfricaEconomic conditions1960-InsurancePovertyRisk (Insurance)368.1/210091724Alderman Harold1948-1511015Haque Trina1642881World Bank.DLCDLCYDXBTCTABAKERDLCBOOK9910811092103321Insurance against covariate shocks3987814UNINA