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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... Better 53 5 Pro-poor Growth: Turning a $1 Grant into $2 Income 69 6 To Everyone or Just a Few? The Targeting Dilemma 87 7 Identifying Recipients 101 8 Co-responsibility and Services: The Conditionality Dilemma 125 9 Cash Transfers Are ...
... Better 53 5 Pro-poor Growth: Turning a $1 Grant into $2 Income 69 6 To Everyone or Just a Few? The Targeting Dilemma 87 7 Identifying Recipients 101 8 Co-responsibility and Services: The Conditionality Dilemma 125 9 Cash Transfers Are ...
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... better in class and are much less likely to fail at the end of the year.3 “Before, we ate tortillas with chili and salt, and that was it. Now we live better. Sometimes we can even buy meat,” said Elvira Francisco Casimira, from ...
... better in class and are much less likely to fail at the end of the year.3 “Before, we ate tortillas with chili and salt, and that was it. Now we live better. Sometimes we can even buy meat,” said Elvira Francisco Casimira, from ...
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... better food, sending children to school, or searching for work. It is not a lack of motivation; people with little money spend their days actively trying to find a way out of poverty. It is not a lack of knowledge; they know what they ...
... better food, sending children to school, or searching for work. It is not a lack of motivation; people with little money spend their days actively trying to find a way out of poverty. It is not a lack of knowledge; they know what they ...
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... better off goes to those less well off. In Europe, government grants have largely replaced charity and discretional payments. The more developed countries in the South are using cash transfers as a means to redistribute much-needed ...
... better off goes to those less well off. In Europe, government grants have largely replaced charity and discretional payments. The more developed countries in the South are using cash transfers as a means to redistribute much-needed ...
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... better or that they should go to a clinic when they were ill; people in the community already knew that, but they never had enough money to buy adequate food or pay the clinic fee. The major cash transfer programs all report substantial ...
... better or that they should go to a clinic when they were ill; people in the community already knew that, but they never had enough money to buy adequate food or pay the clinic fee. The major cash transfer programs all report substantial ...
Índice
15 | |
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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