Localized and incomplete mutual insurance

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 245-274

  Murgai, Rinku ^a   Winters, Paul ^b   Sadoulet, Elisabeth ^c   Janvry, Alain De ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mutual insurance; Transaction costs; Water trading

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SERVICES; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; TRANSACTION COST;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0036226497     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(01)00189-4     Document Type: Article

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