Poor households in rural areas are particularly vulnerable to risks that reduce incomes and increase expenditures. Most past research has focused on risk-coping strategies for the rural poor, specially on micro-level and household actions. These are risks that can been shared within a community or extended family. These strategies are effective for independent risks, but ineffective for covariate or systemic risks. The authors focus on private and...
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2002/3/31
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ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
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WPS2812
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2010/7/01
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Can financial markets be tapped to help poor people cope with weather risks ?
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crop insurance