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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... grant of N$100 [$12] per month and thus, for the first time, had the money to buy flour and firewood.2 In ... family per month) eat better—spending more on protein and fruit and vegetables—which improves the health of the entire family ...
... grant of N$100 [$12] per month and thus, for the first time, had the money to buy flour and firewood.2 In ... family per month) eat better—spending more on protein and fruit and vegetables—which improves the health of the entire family ...
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... family grant (Bolsa Família) or pension. South Africa's child benefit reaches 8 million children (55% of all children), and a social pension reaches 2 million older or disabled people (85% of all older people). In Mexico a family grant ...
... family grant (Bolsa Família) or pension. South Africa's child benefit reaches 8 million children (55% of all children), and a social pension reaches 2 million older or disabled people (85% of all older people). In Mexico a family grant ...
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... grant recipients Johannes and Adolfine Goagoses in Otji- vero, Namibia. And the grant has changed the community. “We ... family grants aimed at the poorest. But there is substantial research to show that most cash transfers reach those ...
... grant recipients Johannes and Adolfine Goagoses in Otji- vero, Namibia. And the grant has changed the community. “We ... family grants aimed at the poorest. But there is substantial research to show that most cash transfers reach those ...
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... grant recipients in the book are pseudonyms, but all quotations are taken from actual interviews conducted by some of the many re- search projects that have done family histories. 2. Claudia Haarmann et al., Towards a Basic Income Grant ...
... grant recipients in the book are pseudonyms, but all quotations are taken from actual interviews conducted by some of the many re- search projects that have done family histories. 2. Claudia Haarmann et al., Towards a Basic Income Grant ...
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... family per month to “reduce extreme poverty, hunger and starvation in the 10% most destitute and incapacitated (non-viable) households.”1 By contrast, Indonesia gave an un- conditional grant of Rp100,000 ($8) per month to 19 million ...
... family per month to “reduce extreme poverty, hunger and starvation in the 10% most destitute and incapacitated (non-viable) households.”1 By contrast, Indonesia gave an un- conditional grant of Rp100,000 ($8) per month to 19 million ...
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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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Just Give Money to the Poor: The Development Revolution from the Global South |
| Autores | Joseph Hanlon, Armando Barrientos, David Hulme |
| Editor | Kumarian Press, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1565493907, 9781565493902 |
| N.º de páginas | 288 páginas |
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