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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TABLES FOREWORD THREE NEW AND COMPELLING IDEAS ABOUT REDUCING POVERTY IN. vii. 2.1 Why Are People in Need? 21 2.2 Poverty Reduction and Cash Transfers in Selected OECD Countries 23 3.1 Measures of Inequality 35 4.1 World Bank Estimate ...
TABLES FOREWORD THREE NEW AND COMPELLING IDEAS ABOUT REDUCING POVERTY IN. vii. 2.1 Why Are People in Need? 21 2.2 Poverty Reduction and Cash Transfers in Selected OECD Countries 23 3.1 Measures of Inequality 35 4.1 World Bank Estimate ...
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THREE NEW AND COMPELLING IDEAS ABOUT REDUCING POVERTY IN DEVEL- oping countries have emerged over the last decade. The first is that the poor need access to savings and asset accumulation services just as much as—and possibly more ...
THREE NEW AND COMPELLING IDEAS ABOUT REDUCING POVERTY IN DEVEL- oping countries have emerged over the last decade. The first is that the poor need access to savings and asset accumulation services just as much as—and possibly more ...
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... no conditions, no kidding—may be the most promising approach not just for avoiding hardship and reducing poverty, ... (2) recipients use the money efficiently; (3) cash transfers reduce immediate hardship and poverty effectively; ...
... no conditions, no kidding—may be the most promising approach not just for avoiding hardship and reducing poverty, ... (2) recipients use the money efficiently; (3) cash transfers reduce immediate hardship and poverty effectively; ...
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... reality of the developing world: The biggest problem for those below the poverty line is a basic lack of cash. ... cash grants are an efficient way to directly reduce current poverty, and they have the potential to prevent future ...
... reality of the developing world: The biggest problem for those below the poverty line is a basic lack of cash. ... cash grants are an efficient way to directly reduce current poverty, and they have the potential to prevent future ...
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And transfer programs remain controversial; some people are still skeptical about their ability to reduce long-term poverty. These issues, too, are discussed in this book. Changed Thinking In industrialized countries, there was a major ...
And transfer programs remain controversial; some people are still skeptical about their ability to reduce long-term poverty. These issues, too, are discussed in this book. Changed Thinking In industrialized countries, there was a major ...
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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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