Just Give Money to the Poor: The Development Revolution from the Global South* 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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Then in 2001 the government introduced Bolsa Escola, and in 2003 this school grant was integrated with several other programs into a family grant (Bolsa Família); most commentators credit these programs, along with the increase in the ...
Then in 2001 the government introduced Bolsa Escola, and in 2003 this school grant was integrated with several other programs into a family grant (Bolsa Família); most commentators credit these programs, along with the increase in the ...
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Cash transfers in whatever form, including pensions, improve child health and reduce malnutrition, increase school attendance, and reduce child labor. For example, a non-contributory rural pension in Brazil not only increases the income ...
Cash transfers in whatever form, including pensions, improve child health and reduce malnutrition, increase school attendance, and reduce child labor. For example, a non-contributory rural pension in Brazil not only increases the income ...
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seeds to try to increase farm production, purchasing goods that can be resold locally, or even spending more time looking for better jobs. In impoverished communities, it is hardly worth starting a business because no one has money to ...
seeds to try to increase farm production, purchasing goods that can be resold locally, or even spending more time looking for better jobs. In impoverished communities, it is hardly worth starting a business because no one has money to ...
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In addition to Bolsa Família, other factors that contributed to the drop in poverty were job-creating economic growth and a real increase in the minimum wage. See also “FGV: Bolsa Família Contribui para Diminuição da Pobreza” (Brasilia: ...
In addition to Bolsa Família, other factors that contributed to the drop in poverty were job-creating economic growth and a real increase in the minimum wage. See also “FGV: Bolsa Família Contribui para Diminuição da Pobreza” (Brasilia: ...
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In late-19th-century Europe, government social spending increased, and pensions and sickness and old-age insurance were introduced. • In the mid-20th century, an adequate standard of living became a human right and a government ...
In late-19th-century Europe, government social spending increased, and pensions and sickness and old-age insurance were introduced. • In the mid-20th century, an adequate standard of living became a human right and a government ...
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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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| 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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