Do informal risk sharing networks crowd out public voluntary health insurance? Evidence from Vietnam

Applied Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1153-1161

  Jowett, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INSURANCE; INFORMAL SECTOR; INSURANCE SYSTEM; WELFARE PROVISION;

VIET NAM;

EID: 0041344604     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684032000079152     Document Type: Article

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