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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... poverty. More than half of all poor people belong to households with some earnings, due to a combination of low hours worked during the year and/ or low wages. Reducing in-work poverty often requires in-work benefits that supplement ...
... poverty. More than half of all poor people belong to households with some earnings, due to a combination of low hours worked during the year and/ or low wages. Reducing in-work poverty often requires in-work benefits that supplement ...
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... Poverty in OECD Countries (Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD], 2008), 15–19. 7. Peter Whiteford, “How Much Redistribution Do Governments Achieve? The Role of Cash Transfers and Household Taxes,” Chapter ...
... Poverty in OECD Countries (Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD], 2008), 15–19. 7. Peter Whiteford, “How Much Redistribution Do Governments Achieve? The Role of Cash Transfers and Household Taxes,” Chapter ...
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... poor directly, as an entitlement, not charity, and guaranteed for a pe- riod of time. Encountering incredulity on ... family per month to “reduce extreme poverty, hunger and starvation in the 10% most destitute and incapacitated (non-viable) ...
... poor directly, as an entitlement, not charity, and guaranteed for a pe- riod of time. Encountering incredulity on ... family per month to “reduce extreme poverty, hunger and starvation in the 10% most destitute and incapacitated (non-viable) ...
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... 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 households and breaking the cycle of the intergenerational ...
... 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 households and breaking the cycle of the intergenerational ...
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... poor countries. Poor people (and poor communities) are caught in what is called the poverty trap. That is, their poverty and marginalization make it more difficult and more expensive for the poor to do things than for the better off ...
... poor countries. Poor people (and poor communities) are caught in what is called the poverty trap. That is, their poverty and marginalization make it more difficult and more expensive for the poor to do things than for the better off ...
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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