Documents et rapports
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Why has poverty increased in Zimbabwe ? (anglais)
Poverty in Zimbabwe increased significantly during the 1990s, and it increased in all sectors of the economy. In the middle of the decade, more than 60 percent of Zimbabwean households fell below the national...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 24052 Date du document: 31 mars 2002 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Alwang, Jeffrey,Mills, Bradford F.,Taruvinga, Ne
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Vulnerability : a view from different disciplines (anglais)
Practitioners from different disciplines use different meanings and concepts of vulnerability, which, in turn, have led to diverse methods of measuring it. This paper presents a selective review of the...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 23304 Date du document: 30 juin 2001 Auteur: Alwang, Jeffrey,Siegel, Paul B.,Jorgensen, Steen
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Viewing microinsurance as a social risk management instrument (anglais)
The objectives of this paper are to highlight some of the potential and limitations of microinsurance in the context of Social Risk Management (SRM) framework to stimulate further discussion. The paper...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 23305 Date du document: 30 juin 2001 Auteur: Alwang, Jeffrey,Canagarajah, Sud,Siegel, Paul B.
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An asset-based approach to social risk management : a conceptual framework (anglais)
There is increasing concern about the vulnerability of poor and near-poor rural households, who have limited capabilities to manage risk and often resort to strategies that can lead to a vicious cycle...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 21324 Date du document: 31 octobre 1999 Auteur: Siegel, Paul B.,Alwang, Jeffrey
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Is export diversification the best way to achieve export growth and stability? A look at three African countries (anglais)
Malawi, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe depend heavily on export earnings from a narrow base of agricultural commodities (coffee, cotton, sugar, tea, and tobacco). This dependence increased between 1961 - 1973...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS729 Date du document: 31 juillet 1991 Auteur: Ali, Ridwan,Alwang, Jeffrey,Siegel, Paul B.