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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... poorest, but very strict targeting is expensive—in general the smaller the percentage of people to receive grants, the higher the administrative costs—and strict targeting can be inaccurate and socially divisive. Therefore, different ...
... poorest, but very strict targeting is expensive—in general the smaller the percentage of people to receive grants, the higher the administrative costs—and strict targeting can be inaccurate and socially divisive. Therefore, different ...
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... a government responsibility, and the rich North accepted a re- sponsibility toward the poorer South. 2. • At the beginning of the 21st century, countries of. From. Alms. to. Rights. and. North. to. South. 15 From Alms to Rights and North to ...
... a government responsibility, and the rich North accepted a re- sponsibility toward the poorer South. 2. • At the beginning of the 21st century, countries of. From. Alms. to. Rights. and. North. to. South. 15 From Alms to Rights and North to ...
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... poorest citizens. The parish (a town or neighborhood with its own church, then the smallest administrative unit) was given responsibility for its own poor citizens, and a compulsory poor tax was introduced. A 1662 law made parishes ...
... poorest citizens. The parish (a town or neighborhood with its own church, then the smallest administrative unit) was given responsibility for its own poor citizens, and a compulsory poor tax was introduced. A 1662 law made parishes ...
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... poorest countries is in part a deep mis-reading and misunderstanding.” Without a social security system, it is highly ... poorer countries cannot afford not to develop social security systems, which are an essential precursor to economic ...
... poorest countries is in part a deep mis-reading and misunderstanding.” Without a social security system, it is highly ... poorer countries cannot afford not to develop social security systems, which are an essential precursor to economic ...
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... poorest countries can afford to pay for cash transfers from the government budget. OECD COUNTRIES Cash transfers are normal in all industrialized countries. But as we have already noted, industrialized countries developed insurance ...
... poorest countries can afford to pay for cash transfers from the government budget. OECD COUNTRIES Cash transfers are normal in all industrialized countries. But as we have already noted, industrialized countries developed insurance ...
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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