Natural Disasters and Individual Behaviour in Developing Countries: Risk, Trust and the Demand for Microinsurance

by Oliver Fiala

Book Overview

This study investigates the complex link between natural disasters, individual behaviour - in the form of an individual's risk-taking propensity and level of trust - and the demand for microinsurance. Developing countries are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of natural hazards and climate change as they affect their development processes and set back poverty reduction efforts. Using a unique data set for rural Cambodia based on a survey,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331985271X
• ISBN13: 9783319852713
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"