Traders, Drivers and the National Health Insurance Scheme in Small Town Ghana

Urban Forum

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 467-481

  Jennische, Ulrik ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Formalization; Informal economy; Koforidua; NHIS; Taxi; Trade

Indexed keywords

FIELDWORK; HEALTH INSURANCE; INFORMAL SECTOR; LIBERALIZATION; MARKET SYSTEM; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; REGIONAL ECONOMY; TAXI TRANSPORT; TRADE UNION; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN POLICY; VULNERABILITY;

EASTERN REGION [GHANA]; GHANA; KOFORIDUA;

EID: 84869874099     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-012-9177-6     Document Type: Article

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