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Microinsurance and the Mobile Phone

This post continues the conversation that was started here: Vulnerability, Markets, and Insurance in Ghana. There is a particular event that occurred during my fieldwork in Uganda that is a reminder of how lower-income populations may be prone to natural as well as cultivated risks. We met a second-hand apparel Read more…

By , 10 yearsFebruary 3, 2013 ago
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Vulnerability, Markets, and Insurance in Ghana

Misfortune and setbacks are a recurring theme both in my fieldwork among market women in Accra, Ghana and in my previous work on livelihoods in rural Uganda. The specific misfortunes frequently mentioned included theft, accidents, or illnesses. The consequences of such an episode could be life altering. After years of Read more…

By Jenna Burrell, 10 yearsNovember 21, 2012 ago
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