Just Give Money to the Poor: The Development Revolution from the Global SouthKumarian Press, 2012 - 288 páginas * Argues strongly for overlooked approach to development by showing how the poor use money in ways that confound stereotypical notions of aid and handouts * Team authored by foremost scholars in the development field Amid all the complicated economic theories about the causes and solutions to poverty, one idea is so basic it seems radical: just give money to the poor. Despite its skeptics, researchers have found again and again that cash transfers given to significant portions of the population transform the lives of recipients. Countries from Mexico to South Africa to Indonesia are giving money directly to the poor and discovering that they use it wisely “ to send their children to school, to start a business and to feed their families. Directly challenging an aid industry that thrives on complexity and mystification, with highly paid consultants designing ever more complicated projects, Just Give Money to the Pooroffers the elegant southern alternative “ bypass governments and NGOs and let the poor decide how to use their money. Stressing that cash transfers are not charity or a safety net, the authors draw an outline of effective practices that work precisely because they are regular, guaranteed and fair. This book, the first to report on this quiet revolution in an accessible way, is essential reading for policymakers, students of international development and anyone yearning for an alternative to traditional poverty-alleviation methods. |
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... impact on rural poverty,” leading not only to an important increase in food consumption but also to a 40% increase in the purchase of clothing.13 Children are the main beneficiaries of all cash transfers, not just of child benefits ...
... impact on rural poverty,” leading not only to an important increase in food consumption but also to a 40% increase in the purchase of clothing.13 Children are the main beneficiaries of all cash transfers, not just of child benefits ...
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... Impact, and his book concludes, “Aid works, but not nearly as well as it could.” Riddell studied aid in detail and concludes that there must be fundamental change, not just the “marginal change” (into which Collier and Moyo put their ...
... Impact, and his book concludes, “Aid works, but not nearly as well as it could.” Riddell studied aid in detail and concludes that there must be fundamental change, not just the “marginal change” (into which Collier and Moyo put their ...
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... Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers on Nutrition: The South African Child Support Grant,” Working Paper 39 (Brasilia: UNDP International Poverty Centre, 2007). 18. Speaking at the ministry's coordinating council, May 10, 2007. Quoted ...
... Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers on Nutrition: The South African Child Support Grant,” Working Paper 39 (Brasilia: UNDP International Poverty Centre, 2007). 18. Speaking at the ministry's coordinating council, May 10, 2007. Quoted ...
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... impact on reducing inequality and poverty.7 And the study shows that cash transfers and a progressive tax system can dramatically reduce poverty in individual countries.8 Using slightly different definitions that do not distinguish ...
... impact on reducing inequality and poverty.7 And the study shows that cash transfers and a progressive tax system can dramatically reduce poverty in individual countries.8 Using slightly different definitions that do not distinguish ...
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... impact of the 2008 financial crisis remains unclear. Meanwhile, “aid” to poor countries in the late 20th century went though much the same changes of thinking that affected help to poor people in the 19th century. Aid peaked in 1992 and ...
... impact of the 2008 financial crisis remains unclear. Meanwhile, “aid” to poor countries in the late 20th century went though much the same changes of thinking that affected help to poor people in the 19th century. Aid peaked in 1992 and ...
Índice
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Eating Moreand Better | 53 |
Turning a 1 Grant into 2 Income | 69 |
To Everyone or Just a Few? The Targeting Dilemma | 87 |
Identifying Recipients | 101 |
The Conditionality Dilemma | 125 |
Cash Transfers Are Practical in Poor Countries | 143 |
The Way Forward | 165 |
Background and Research Data | 183 |
Index | 205 |
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Just Give Money to the Poor: The Development Revolution from the Global South Joseph Hanlon,Armando Barrientos,David Hulme No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2010 |
Just Give Money to the Poor: The Development Revolution from the Global South Joseph Hanlon,Armando Barrientos,David Hulme No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2010 |
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