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Cash transfers--do they work? A study of flexivouchers in Malawi.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18771193     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Transferring resources to poor farmers in developing countries has often involved little choice on the part of the framer. In Malawi, the government gives a starter pack of seeds and fertilizers to poor farmers and this paper examines the consequences of giving a voucher of similar value, which can be exchanged for a variety of goods. The subsequent choices make sense in the real world of the farmer and suggest that cash transfers may be a more appropriate way of transferring resources and delivering aid to the poor.
Authors:
Paul Harnett
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medicine, conflict, and survival     Volume:  24 Suppl 1     ISSN:  1362-3699     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Confl Surviv     Publication Date:    2008 Apr-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-09-05     Completed Date:  2008-10-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9612305     Medline TA:  Med Confl Surviv     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S36-47     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
harnett@webtribe.net
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Agriculture / economics*
Data Collection
Developing Countries / economics*,  statistics & numerical data
Economics / statistics & numerical data*,  trends
Humans
Income*
International Cooperation
Local Government
Malawi
Politics*
Poverty
Questionnaires
Socioeconomic Factors

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