Alderman, Harold,  1948- <br/><br/>
Insurance against covariate shocks :   the role of index-based insurance in social protection in low-income countries of Africa / 
Harold Alderman , Trina Haque. 
 - vii, 34 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm. 
 - Africa Region human development series .
 - World Bank e-Library. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-34). 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Index-based insurance in low income contexts : potential and limitations -- Recent global innovations -- Forays into insurance in Africa -- Future directions and conclusions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0821370367 0821370375 (electronic) 9780821370360 9780821370377 (electronic) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006102895 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Insurance--Africa.<br/>Poverty--Africa.<br/>Risk (Insurance)--Africa.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Africa--Economic conditions--1960-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG8720  / .A43 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>368.1/210091724