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Insurance against covariate shocks : : the role of index-based insurance in social protection in low-income countries of Africa / / Harold Alderman , Trina Haque



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Autore: Alderman Harold <1948-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Insurance against covariate shocks : : the role of index-based insurance in social protection in low-income countries of Africa / / Harold Alderman , Trina Haque Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2007
Descrizione fisica: vii, 34 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm
Disciplina: 368.1/210091724
Soggetto topico: Insurance - Africa
Poverty - Africa
Risk (Insurance) - Africa
Soggetto geografico: Africa Economic conditions 1960-
Altri autori: HaqueTrina  
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-34).
Nota di contenuto: 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; Bibliography
Sommario/riassunto: 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
Titolo autorizzato: Insurance against covariate shocks  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-85776-5
9786610857760
0-8213-7037-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910777676803321
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