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Cash alone won’t end poverty; communities need power and infrastructure.
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why giving people money is not the answer to global poverty
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Summary
Cash Transfers: A Critical Look at Poverty Alleviation
An economist challenges an emerging orthodoxy: the idea that the best way to alleviate poverty is simply to give people money.
A simple notion has become increasingly widespread in recent years: to lift people out of poverty, just give them money. The World Bank, United Nations, and US Agency for International Development all now endorse the use of cash transfers. So do Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and e…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674296138 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0674296133 |
| Author: | Heath Henderson |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 11 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
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About The Author
Heath Henderson
Heath Henderson is Associate Professor of Economics at Drake University. He has worked with the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the United Nations.
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