Innovations in insuring the poor: Risk, poverty and insurance

Risk is pervasive in developing countries. The standard household risks of sickness, mortality, fire, theft, and unemployment are especially severe for poor families in developing countries. Rural households, most of which derive their livelihoods from the land, face the additional risks of droughts...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Dercon, Stefan
Format:	Brief
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2009
Subjects:	risk developing countries unemployment livestock income generation assets health care development aid poverty
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161952