There is a growing opinion and growing number of studies done on the subject. That is, simply giving poor people cash helps alleviate poverty in better ways tha

There is a growing opinion and growing number of studies done on the subject. That is, simply giving poor people cash helps alleviate poverty in better ways than (many or most) organized projects can, as the theory is that they better know how to spend it on their needs than those in position to help. http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/10/25/240590433/what-happens-when-you-just-give-money-to-poor-people http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/10/25/240590433/what-hap... http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/30/opinion/let-them-eat-cash.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/30/opinion/let-them-eat-cash.... http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/141214/christopher-blattman-and-paul-niehaus/show-them-the-money http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/141214/christopher-bl...