00649nam a2200121Ia 4500 20260716043532.0 Sojo, Ana Social vulnerability, insurance and risk diversification in Latin America and the Caribbean 2003 Analyzes the peculiarities of insurance markets, considering the constraints of the pricing system, the intrinsic characteristics of insurance as an economic good and its dimensions as a public good, its externalities, and risk selection with its adverse effects on equity and efficiency. Concludes with some thoughts about insurance financing. 10/7/04 JOYD A 49276 49276