The 1.5 billion people question: Food, vouchers, or cash transfers?

This book addresses the thorny and fascinating question of how food and voucher programs, despite theory and evidence generally favoring cash, remain relevant, have evolved, and, in most circumstances, have improved over time. In doing so, we take an evolutionary and pragmatic view; we are intereste...

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Main Authors: Alderman, Harold, Gentilini, Ugo, Yemtsov, Ruslan
Format: Libro
Language:Inglés
Published: World Bank 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144984
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spelling CGSpace1449842025-04-08T18:30:54Z The 1.5 billion people question: Food, vouchers, or cash transfers? Alderman, Harold Gentilini, Ugo Yemtsov, Ruslan food aid public distribution system food security nutrition cash transfers This book addresses the thorny and fascinating question of how food and voucher programs, despite theory and evidence generally favoring cash, remain relevant, have evolved, and, in most circumstances, have improved over time. In doing so, we take an evolutionary and pragmatic view; we are interested in understanding why food-based programs exist and how countries can benefit from transformations such as that of Chhattisgarh, not in determining whether those programs should exist. 2017-10-10 2024-06-04T20:17:49Z 2024-06-04T20:17:49Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144984 en http://www.ifpri.org/blog/cash-it-out-why-food-based-programs-exist-and-how-improve-them Open Access World Bank Alderman, Harold; Gentilini, Ugo; and Yemtsov, Ruslan, eds. 2017. The 1.5 billion people question: Food, vouchers, or cash transfers? Washington, DC: The World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1087-9
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