Sources of financial assistance for households suffering an adult death in Kagera, Tanzania

Why do some households manage better than others in overcoming the impact of an adult death? The household's ability to cope is a function of the resources it can command, including its access to private networks for social insurance and credit. Public intervention can reduce vulnerability ex a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lundberg, Mattias K. A.
Corporate Author: World Bank Development Research Group
Other Authors: Over, A. Mead, Mujinja, P. G. M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C World Bank, Development Research Group, Infrastructure and Environment 2000
Series:Policy research working paper
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Why do some households manage better than others in overcoming the impact of an adult death? The household's ability to cope is a function of the resources it can command, including its access to private networks for social insurance and credit. Public intervention can reduce vulnerability ex ante, or target assistance ex post, to the hardest-hit households
Item Description:"December 2000"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-19). - Title from title screen as viewed on Sept. 30, 2002