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200 10$aInsurance against covariate shocks$b[electronic resource] $ethe role of index-based insurance in social protection in low-income countries of Africa /$fHarold Alderman and Trina Haque
210   $aWashington, DC $cWorld Bank$d2007
215   $a1 online resource (48 p.)
300   $aIncludes index.
311   $a0-8213-7036-7 
327   $aContents; 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
330   $aUninsured 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
606   $aInsurance$zAfrica
606   $aPoverty$zAfrica
606   $aRisk (Insurance)$zAfrica
607   $aAfrica$xEconomic conditions$y1960-
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700   $aAlderman$b Harold$f1948-$0990700
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