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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Hlavní autor: Dercon, S
Médium: Working paper
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: GPRG 2007