LEADER 03097oam 22007335 450 001 9910811092103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-85776-5 010 $a9786610857760 010 $a0-8213-7037-5 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-7036-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000474818 035 $a(EBL)459316 035 $a(OCoLC)154224873 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000087641 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11998553 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087641 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10070670 035 $a(PQKB)11046591 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459316 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459316 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10176234 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL85776 035 $a(The World Bank)77572973 035 $a(The World Bank)ocm77572973 035 $a(US-djbf)14682722 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000474818 100 $a20061228d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aInsurance against covariate shocks : $ethe role of index-based insurance in social protection in low-income countries of Africa /$fHarold Alderman , Trina Haque 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$dc2007. 215 $avii, 34 pages $cillustrations ;$d26 cm 225 0 $aAfrica Region human development series 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-8213-7036-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 33-34). 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 $aUninsured risk had far-reaching consequences for rural growth as well as poverty reduction. A range of informal mechanisms to insure rural households against the impact of shocks, but they are a modest component of a risk layering strategy for well-off households and even less protective for low-income households. Formal insurance mechanisms have inherent market imperfections. State interventions to address these limitations have proven costly and generally are targeted poorly. Recent developments in microfinance as well as in insurance marketing have opened new possibilities for household ris 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aInsurance$zAfrica 606 $aPoverty$zAfrica 606 $aRisk (Insurance)$zAfrica 607 $aAfrica$xEconomic conditions$y1960- 615 0$aInsurance 615 0$aPoverty 615 0$aRisk (Insurance) 676 $a368.1/210091724 700 $aAlderman$b Harold$f1948-$01511015 701 $aHaque$b Trina$01642881 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bYDX 801 2$bBTCTA 801 2$bBAKER 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811092103321 996 $aInsurance against covariate shocks$93987814 997 $aUNINA