Social identity and the formation of health insurance networks

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1152-1177

  de Weerdt, Joachim ^a   Fafchamps, Marcel ^b  

^a Economic Development Initiatives   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INSURANCE; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; KINSHIP; RISK ASSESSMENT;

TANZANIA;

EID: 80052169123     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2010.527952     Document Type: Article

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