Life Insurance Markets in Developing Countries

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 263-278

  Outreville, J François ^a  

^a U Nations Staff Mutual Ins Society   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0038433941     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/253745     Document Type: Article

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