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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The Development Revolution from the Global South Joseph Hanlon, Armando Barrientos, David Hulme. ILLUSTRATIONS. TABLES ... World Bank Estimate of Poverty Reduction in Brazil 58 7.1 South Africa Child Benefit, 2007 112 FIGURES 3.1 Poverty ...
The Development Revolution from the Global South Joseph Hanlon, Armando Barrientos, David Hulme. ILLUSTRATIONS. TABLES ... World Bank Estimate of Poverty Reduction in Brazil 58 7.1 South Africa Child Benefit, 2007 112 FIGURES 3.1 Poverty ...
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... World Bank affiliate, puts it this way: “When savings accounts in financial institutions serving the poor outnumber micro-loan accounts seven to one, one thing is certain: microfinance clients want savings services.” And at the same ...
... World Bank affiliate, puts it this way: “When savings accounts in financial institutions serving the poor outnumber micro-loan accounts seven to one, one thing is certain: microfinance clients want savings services.” And at the same ...
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... global development policy in the 20th century. The first is the extreme free market, or “neo-liberal,” view espoused by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, promoted by the US Treasury over the past three decades, and often ...
... global development policy in the 20th century. The first is the extreme free market, or “neo-liberal,” view espoused by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, promoted by the US Treasury over the past three decades, and often ...
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... World Bank, says that aid prevents development and forces countries to borrow and be disciplined by the banks.20 Oxford professor and former World Bank research director Paul Collier calls on donors to impose yet more “good governance ...
... World Bank, says that aid prevents development and forces countries to borrow and be disciplined by the banks.20 Oxford professor and former World Bank research director Paul Collier calls on donors to impose yet more “good governance ...
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... World Bank, pointed out that growth was most rapid in China, which did not follow IMF and World Bank policies, he was pushed out and the Fund and Bank did not change their policies. Both Moyo and Collier acknowledge the past failures of ...
... World Bank, pointed out that growth was most rapid in China, which did not follow IMF and World Bank policies, he was pushed out and the Fund and Bank did not change their policies. Both Moyo and Collier acknowledge the past failures of ...
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 |
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