Publication: Managing Risk to Increase Efficiency and Reduce Poverty
Date
2008
ISSN
Published
2008
Author(s)
Alderman, Harold
Abstract
Uninsured risks remain extensive in agriculture and rural life--and unabated, they have substantial efficiency and welfare costs. They perpetuate rural poverty and are a continuing source of new poor. Indeed, they remain a major cause of under-investment and mis-investment in agriculture. While there is a wide range of highly innovative new approaches, these are largely untested. More experimentation and systematic evaluation of innovations such as risk-reducing technology, privately-provided market insurance and safety net programs remain a priority in using agriculture for development.
Citation
“Alderman, Harold. 2008. Managing Risk to Increase Efficiency and Reduce Poverty. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/6c894a7d-ff23-5a73-a376-a6171cefddb1 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”