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Good point and it's an active concern in development economics. Most often giving people cash will lead them to either use it for not-food (incl. things that ar
by grenoire 8y ago
Good point and it's an active concern in development economics. Most often giving people cash will lead them to either use it for not-food (incl. things that are outright detrimental to their wellbeing), or to get low-nutrition (and high-energy) food such as snacks or soda. Not quite desirable either way.
- ada1981 8y agoIs this true? I’ve seen a number of studies, reports, NGOs, etc. advocating for giving cash directly vs. inkind donations. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/08/07/541609649/how-to-fix-poverty-why-not-just-give-people-money https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/08/07/5416096... https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/09/welfare-reform-direct-cash-poor/407236/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/09/we... https://www.vox.com/2016/1/23/10810978/cash-transfer-givedirectly-spillover https://www.vox.com/2016/1/23/10810978/cash-transfer-givedir...