Insurance against covariate shocks :

Alderman, Harold 1948-

Insurance against covariate shocks : the role of index-based insurance in social protection in low-income countries of Africa / Harold Alderman and Trina Haque. - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2007. - vii, 34 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Africa Region human development series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-34).

Introduction -- Index-based insurance in low income contexts : potential and limitations -- Recent global innovations -- Forays into insurance in Africa -- Future directions and conclusions.

9780821370360 0821370367 9780821370377 (electronic) 0821370375 (electronic)

2006102895


Insurance--Africa.
Poverty--Africa.
Risk (Insurance)--Africa.


Africa--Economic conditions--1960-

HG8720 / .A43 2007

368 / WOI

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