Community-based risk management arrangements: A Review

World Development

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 923-932

  Bhattamishra, Ruchira ^a   Barrett, Christopher B ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Community institutions; Developing countries; Risk management

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77952547965     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.12.017     Document Type: Article

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