poverty and shocks: why insurance/safety nets can be an answer
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Poverty and Shocks: why insurance/safety nets can be an answer. LEAP* Workshop Jan 21, 2008 Ulrich Hess, Chief of Business Risk Planning. * L ivelihoods + E arly A ssessment + P rotection. AGENDA. Poverty and Shocks Getting out of poverty Peoples approaches - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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LEAP* WorkshopLEAP* Workshop
Jan 21, 2008 Jan 21, 2008 Ulrich Hess, Chief of Business Risk PlanningUlrich Hess, Chief of Business Risk Planning
Poverty and Shocks: why Poverty and Shocks: why insurance/safety nets can be an answerinsurance/safety nets can be an answer
*Livelihoods + Early Assessment + Protection
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AGENDAAGENDA• Poverty and Shocks• Getting out of poverty• Peoples approaches• Roles of social protection
and insurance
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Poverty and ShocksPoverty and Shocks• Poverty is about lack of– means– access– opportunities
• Shocks can be – Independent: health, life– Correlated: weather, price– Recurrent yet unpredictable– Pervasive: one event puts livelihood at risk
• Persistent shocks can trap people in poverty
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Getting out of Poverty means…Getting out of Poverty means…
• Generating surpluses • For capital and/or skill accumulation to
achieve sustainable income growth • How do people get there?
Two archetypical approaches:The EntrepreneurThe Security seeker
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The EntrepreneurThe Entrepreneur((“Where is profit?”)“Where is profit?”)
• Foregoes consumption– Saves start-up capital– Invests in education or information
• Takes measured risks– Applies fertilizer/quality seed–Makes deals by transforming information
and/or stuff
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The Security SeekerThe Security Seeker(“(“Where is pain?”)Where is pain?”)
• Foregoes consumption– saves for tomorrow – Invests in social networks
• Avoids risk– Applies the more drought resistant local
seed– Diversifies crops and income sources
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Social ProtectionSocial Protection
• Protects both from destitution risk and therefore reduces peoples’ “insurance savings” = less foregone consumption
• Allows security seeker to balance his portfolio of activities• Enables entrepreneur to put more
capital at risk
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InsuranceInsurance
• Protects against losses = more measured risk taking:– Allows the security seeker to take out
small weather risk free loans for seed (WI helps supplier)
– Allows the entrepreneur to invest in new technology and businesses (WI helps banker)
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Conclusion: Protect people and Conclusion: Protect people and their profits against recurrent their profits against recurrent
shocks shocks • People are both entrepreneurs and
security seekers • Social Protection against pain,
insurance for profit • People need both instruments to get
out of poverty!