Reducing vulnerability: the demand for microinsurance
β Scribed by Monique Cohen; Jennefer Sebstad
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 982 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0954-1748
- DOI
- 10.1002/jid.1193
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