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100 1 0 _aGuichaoua, Yvan
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245 0 0 _aProfessional Solidarity and Risk Sharing among Informal Sector Workers
260 _c2007.
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520 _aProtection against risks in developing countries has become for the international organizations one of the major thrusts of the fight against poverty. Many informal mechanisms for protection against risks exist in the developing countries. Are these mechanisms effective safety nets for the poorest sections of society? This article examines some of these mechanisms as practised among construction workers in Abidjan at the end of the 1990s. It shows, by referring to existing economics literature, that it is difficult for informal assurance to be set up on the basis of the sole rational membership of individuals. In practice, this situation depends on the solvency of the persons involved and their freedom from social regulation or populism.
690 _arisk sharing
690 _aIvory Coast
690 _ainformal sector
786 0 _nAutrepart | o 43 | 3 | 2007-09-01 | p. 191-205 | 1278-3986
856 4 1 _uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-autrepart-2007-3-page-191?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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