Just Give Money to the Poor : : The Development Revolution from the Global South / / Joseph Hanlon, David Hulme, Armando Barrientos.
Amid all the complicated economic theories about the causes and solutions to poverty, one idea is so basic that it seems radical: bypass governments and NGOs, provide direct cash transfers, and let the poor decide how to use their money. Discussing this alternative, looking at both problems and succ...
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Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2010] Kumarian Press, , [2010] ©2010 |
Godina izdanja: | 2010 |
Jezik: | English |
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Opis: | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From Alms to Rights and North to South -- 3 Cash Transfers Today -- 4 Eating More—and Better -- 5 Pro-poor Growth: Turning a $1 Grant into $2 Income -- 6 To Everyone or Just a Few? The Targeting Dilemma -- 7 Identifying Recipients -- 8 Co-responsibility and Services: The Conditionality Dilemma -- 9 Cash Transfers Are Practical in Poor Countries -- 10 The Way Forward -- BACKGROUND AND RESEARCH DATA -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS |
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Sažetak: | Amid all the complicated economic theories about the causes and solutions to poverty, one idea is so basic that it seems radical: bypass governments and NGOs, provide direct cash transfers, and let the poor decide how to use their money. Discussing this alternative, looking at both problems and successes and stressing that cash transfers are neither charity nor a safety net, the authors provide a compelling overview of practices that actually work. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781565493643 |
Digitalni identifikator objekta: | 10.1515/9781565493643 |
Pristup: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Joseph Hanlon, David Hulme, Armando Barrientos. |