| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 248 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). |
| Series |
United Nations series on development |
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United Nations series on development.
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| Note |
Published in association with the United Nations, New York, April 2015. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Nazrul Islam and Rob Vos -- Globalization, offshoring, and economic insecurity in industrialized countries / William Milberg and Deborah Winkler -- Managing financial instability in developing countries: why prudence is not enough / Yilmaz Akyuz -- Insurance, credit, and safety nets for the poor in a world of risk / Daniel Clarke and Stefan Dercon -- Assessing the success of microinsurance programs in meeting the insurance needs of the poor / Paul Mosley -- Assessing the insurance role of microsavings / David Hulme, Karen Moore, and Armando Barrientos -- Can microfinance reduce economic insecurity and poverty? By how much and how? / Nazrul Islam -- Insurance against losses from natural disasters in developing countries / Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer and Reinhard Mechler. |
| Summary |
The world is witnessing the paradox of simultaneous increase in income and insecurity. According to available data, global average per capita income has increased in recent decades, while at the same time actual and perceived insecurity has also increased. This paradox is true for both developed and developing countries. However, the concrete form and causes of insecurity differs across these two groups of countries. To the extent that income levels in many developing countries are very low, economic insecurity in these countries takes a starker and chronic form. In Financing for Overcomi. |
| Local Note |
Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Open Access |
| Subject |
Economic development.
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Economic security.
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Financial crises.
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International relations.
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Economics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Economic development. (OCoLC)fst00901785
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Economic security. (OCoLC)fst00902077
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Financial crises. (OCoLC)fst00924607
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Ekonomisk utveckling.
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Ekonomi -- säkerhetsaspekter.
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Finanskriser.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Islam, Nazrul, 1957- editor.
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Vos, Rob, 1955- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Financing for overcoming economic insecurity. London, England ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, ©2015 xi, 248 pages United Nations series on development. 9781849665339 |
| ISBN |
9781849665780 (electronic book) |
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1849665788 (electronic book) |
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9781849665339 (hardcover) |
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1849665338 (hardcover) |
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9781849665346 (paperback) |
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1849665346 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
9781849665339 |
| ISBN |
9781336212152 |
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1336212152 |
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9781849665797 |
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9781472544421 (e-book) |
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1849665796 |
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1849665338 |
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9781849665339 |
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1472544420 |
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