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Some aid programmes will beat cash at solving a specific problem, but few will beat it at simply making poor people less poor.
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- Chris Blattman Economist and political scientist at the University of Chicago
I’m more skeptical we’ll see better alternatives for pure poverty-alleviation, but we’ll see.
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↗Are cash transfers overrated?chrisblattman.com
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