Just Give Money to the Poor: The Development Revolution from the Global South

Just Give Money to the Poor:

The Development Revolution from the Global South

Joseph Hanlon, Armando Barrientos, and David Hulme
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ISBN: 978-1-56549-334-6
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ISBN: 978-1-56549-333-9
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ISBN: 978-1-56549-390-2
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.
Joseph Hanlon is senior lecturer in development policy and practice at the Open University. Armando Barrientos is professor and research director at the Brooks World Poverty Institute and senior researcher at the Chronic Poverty Research Centre, University of Manchester. David Hulme is professor of development studies and founder-director of the Chronic Poverty Research Centre and the Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester.