Insuring public finances against natural disasters : a survey of options and recent initiatives / David Hofman and Patricia Brukoff.

Natural disasters can put severe strain on public finances, in particular in developing and small countries. But catastrophe insurance markets increasingly offer opportunities for the transfer of such risks. Thus far, developing countries have only tepidly begun to tap these opportunities. More freq...

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Main Authors: Hofman, David (David J. V.) (Author), Brukoff, Patricia (Author)
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund. Policy Development and Review Department
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, Policy Development and Review Dept., 2006.
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/06/199.
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