Is a Friend in Need a Friend Indeed? : Inclusion and Exclusion in Mutual Insurance Networks in Southern Ghana

de Janvry, Alain, Goldstein, Markus and Sadoulet, Elisabeth (2002). Is a Friend in Need a Friend Indeed? : Inclusion and Exclusion in Mutual Insurance Networks in Southern Ghana. UNU-WIDER.

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  • Sub-type Discussion paper
    Author de Janvry, Alain
    Goldstein, Markus
    Sadoulet, Elisabeth
    Title Is a Friend in Need a Friend Indeed? : Inclusion and Exclusion in Mutual Insurance Networks in Southern Ghana
    Volume/Issue No. 2002/25
    Publication Date 2002
    Place of Publication Helsinki
    Publisher UNU-WIDER
    Pages 33
    Language eng
    Abstract

    Mutual insurance has been shown, theoretically and empirically, to be incomplete and limited by asymmetric information and lack of enforcement mechanisms. While some research has shown that networks based on kinship, neighbourhood and ethnicity may provid
    Keyword Households
    Informal sector (economics)
    Insurance
    Risk
    Social capital (sociology)
    Copyright Holder UNU-WIDER
    Copyright Year 2002
    Copyright type Fair use permitted
    ISSN 16095774
    ISBN 9789291901692
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