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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... argues that all social spending or aid money should suddenly be given to poor people. Spending on health, education, infrastructure, and government itself remains essential. But without cash, poor people cannot make adequate use of ...
... argues that all social spending or aid money should suddenly be given to poor people. Spending on health, education, infrastructure, and government itself remains essential. But without cash, poor people cannot make adequate use of ...
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... argues that England “moved from a position as a small, average economy on the European periphery to that of world leader, primarily because of the increased efficiency of its agrarian economy.” Around the middle of the 17th century ...
... argues that England “moved from a position as a small, average economy on the European periphery to that of world leader, primarily because of the increased efficiency of its agrarian economy.” Around the middle of the 17th century ...
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... argues that the lesson of history is that poorer countries cannot afford not to develop social security systems, which are an essential precursor to economic growth and which encourage market growth and the mobility of labor and capital ...
... argues that the lesson of history is that poorer countries cannot afford not to develop social security systems, which are an essential precursor to economic growth and which encourage market growth and the mobility of labor and capital ...
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... argues Valenzuela. Mid-20th-Century Rights The Great Depression of the 1930s made more people realize that it was not just the undeserving who could become impoverished, and economic growth after World War II made larger social ...
... argues Valenzuela. Mid-20th-Century Rights The Great Depression of the 1930s made more people realize that it was not just the undeserving who could become impoverished, and economic growth after World War II made larger social ...
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... argues that “all- pervasive economic insecurity at the household level associated with generalized poverty adversely affects entrepreneurship as it leads to short-termism and limits risk-taking.”10 An assured cash transfer provides a ...
... argues that “all- pervasive economic insecurity at the household level associated with generalized poverty adversely affects entrepreneurship as it leads to short-termism and limits risk-taking.”10 An assured cash transfer provides a ...
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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