Fate and Fear: Risk and Its Consequences in Africa.

We review the evidence on risk and its consequences in Africa. We argue that too much attention has been given to the risk management and coping mechanisms used by households, and not enough on its implications and the scope for interventions. Much of the empirical work on risk in developing countri...

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Main Author: Dercon, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2008