Micro-insurance through corporate-NGO partnerships in West Bengal: Opportunities and constraints;La micro-assurance à travers des partenariats entreprises-ONG au Bengale occidental

Development in Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-129

  Véron, René ^a   Majumdar, Ananya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Dream A Dream ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Civil society; Governance and public policy; Labour and livelihoods; South Asia

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; LABOR MARKET; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

INDIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 79951789765     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: 13649213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2011.530229     Document Type: Article

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