Insurance Against Poverty (WIDER Studies in Development Economics)

by StefanDercon (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2004

  $249.81

  Poor people in developing countries are often affected by droughts, floods, illness, crop failure, job loss, and economic downturns. This book evaluates alternatives in widening insurance and social protection provision, including sustainability and poverty effects, in thematic papers and case studies, development assessments, and policy analyses.