TY - BOOK AU - Alderman,Harold AU - Haque,Trina ED - World Bank. TI - Insurance against covariate shocks: the role of index-based insurance in social protection in low-income countries of Africa SN - 9780821370360 AV - HG8720 .A43 2007 U1 - 368 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - World Bank KW - Insurance KW - Africa KW - Poverty KW - Risk (Insurance) KW - Economic conditions KW - 1960- N1 - 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 ER -