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
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只要给穷人钱：来自全球南方的发展革命
DOI：
10.5860/choice.48-2194
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
D. Hulme
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作者：
J. Hanlon;A. Barrientos;D. Hulme
在关于贫困的原因和解决方案的所有复杂的经济学理论中，有一个想法是如此基本，以至于似乎很激进：把钱给穷人。尽管持怀疑态度，但研究人员一次又一次地发现，向相当大一部分人口提供的现金转移改变了接受者的生活。从墨西哥到南非再到印度尼西亚，许多国家都在直接给穷人钱，发现他们用这些钱是明智的--送孩子上学、创业和养家糊口。
直接挑战依赖于复杂和神秘而蓬勃发展的援助行业，高薪顾问设计出越来越复杂的项目，只是给穷人钱，提供优雅的南方替代方案-绕过政府和非政府组织，让穷人决定如何使用他们的钱。作者强调，现金转移不是慈善或安全网，他们勾勒出了有效做法的轮廓，这些做法之所以奏效，正是因为它们是定期的、有保障的和公平的。这本书是第一本以通俗易懂的方式报道这场安静革命的书，对于政策制定者、国际发展专业的学生以及任何渴望替代传统扶贫方法的人来说，这是必不可少的读物。
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 sceptics, 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 Poor offers 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.