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UNU-WIDER Is a Friend in Need a Friend Indeed? Inclusion and Exclusion in Mutual Insurance Networks in Southern Ghana

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

Publisher:
UNU-WIDER
Series:
WIDER Discussion Paper
Volume:
2002/25
Title:
Is a Friend in Need a Friend Indeed? Inclusion and Exclusion in Mutual Insurance Networks in Southern Ghana
Authors:
Markus Goldstein, Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet
Publication date:
2002
ISBN Printed:
9291901687
ISBN Web:
9291901695
ISBN 13 Print:
9789291901685
ISBN 13 Web:
9789291901692
Copyright holder:
© UNU-WIDER
Copyright year:
2002
Keywords:
Risk, Social networks , Mutual insurance, Intrahousehold allocation
JEL:
D1, O12, Z13
Project:
Insurance Against Poverty
Format:
online and printed copies

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