Universität zu Köln

Leppert, Gerald (2016). Social Risk Management Strategies and Health Risk Exposure – Insights and Evidence from Ghana and Malawi. PhD thesis, Universität zu Köln.

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Abstract

Risk exposure is a major cause of poverty, deprivation and persistent vulnerability worldwide. This volume analyzes individuals' and households' responses to a variety of risks, with an emphasis on health risks. The study adapts the Social Risk Management (SRM) conceptual framework and extends it considerably for academic inquiry. Using household data from Ghana and Malawi, empirical evidence is provided on the complex relationship between high risk exposure and the application of proactive and reactive SRM strategies (incl. health insurance), showing their specific contributions to risk management. // The PhD thesis has been published as monography in the series "Social Protection in Health - Challenges, Needs and Solutions in International Health Care Financing" at LIT-publisher. URL: http://lit-verlag.de/isbn/3-643-90642-7 // Die Dissertation ist als Monographie in der Reihe "Social Protection in Health - Challenges, Needs and Solutions in International Health Care Financing" des LIT-Verlages erschienen. URL: http://lit-verlag.de/isbn/3-643-90642-7

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD thesis)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Leppert, Gerald gerald.leppert <ät> gmx.de UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-65399
Series Name:	Social Protection in Health
Volume:	2
Date:	1 January 2016
Publisher:	LIT-Verlag
ISBN:	978-3-643-90642-7
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Multidisciplinary Social Sciences > Social Policy and Cooperative System > Department of Cooperative System
Subjects:	Social sciences Political science Economics Medical sciences Medicine
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Risk management English Developing countries English Health financing English Economic development English Africa English Risk English Household survey English Ghana English Malawi English Health risks English Quantitative analysis English Development aid English Low-income countries English Social risk management English Health insurance English Health system English
Date of oral exam:	28 January 2015
Referee:	Name Academic Title Rösner, Hans Jürgen Prof. Dr. Fuchs, Martina Prof. Dr.
Related URLs:	['eprint_fieldopt_related_url_type_publication' not defined]
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/6539