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The case for giving poor people cash is not that it is a cure, but that it is less bad than most of what aid already does.
Drawn from what Chris Blattman said
What Chris Blattman actually said
- Chris Blattman Economist and political scientist at the University of Chicago
It is not, “Cash transfers to the poor are a panacea.” More like, “They probably suck less than most of the other things we are doing.” This is not a high bar.
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↗Why cash transfers to the poor are not the next big thingchrisblattman.com
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