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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... labor mobility. There were backlashes in the mid-19th century and the late 20th century, as the rich accused the poor of being re- sponsible for their poverty and thus being “undeserving” of assistance. Surveys show that these attitudes ...
... labor mobility. There were backlashes in the mid-19th century and the late 20th century, as the rich accused the poor of being re- sponsible for their poverty and thus being “undeserving” of assistance. Surveys show that these attitudes ...
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... labor? Many programs have a particular focus on the extreme poor, who might be stuck in “poverty traps.” Brazil's family grant reaches 12 million families (25% of the population) and has the dual goals of reducing deprivation in poor ...
... labor? Many programs have a particular focus on the extreme poor, who might be stuck in “poverty traps.” Brazil's family grant reaches 12 million families (25% of the population) and has the dual goals of reducing deprivation in poor ...
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... labor force, non-contributory pensions, family allowances, and child grants have become the southern preference. Figure 3.1 shows how severe child poverty is in Africa, and Figure 3.2 shows that a child benefit can take many children ...
... labor force, non-contributory pensions, family allowances, and child grants have become the southern preference. Figure 3.1 shows how severe child poverty is in Africa, and Figure 3.2 shows that a child benefit can take many children ...
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... labor-intensive road building and tree planting. And there is a long history of simply giving people cash, either through unemployment insurance programs in industrialized countries or through government cash payments. Short-term ...
... labor-intensive road building and tree planting. And there is a long history of simply giving people cash, either through unemployment insurance programs in industrialized countries or through government cash payments. Short-term ...
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... treatment. • Education standards are raised because children are better fed and can go to school instead of working; indeed, reducing child labor is an explicit goal in many programs. Cash grants can increase 32 JUST GIVE MONEY TO THE POOR.
... treatment. • Education standards are raised because children are better fed and can go to school instead of working; indeed, reducing child labor is an explicit goal in many programs. Cash grants can increase 32 JUST GIVE MONEY TO THE POOR.
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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