Publication
Jun 2011
This paper surveys the arguments for and against cash-transfer programs in resource-rich states. It discusses some of the new biometric identification technologies, and reaches preliminary conclusions about their potential benefits for developing countries. The barriers to cash-transfers are no longer technical, but political, as the author argues.
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Author | Alan Gelb, Caroline Decker |
Series | CGD Working Papers |
Issue | 253 |
Publisher | Center for Global Development (CGD) |
Copyright | © 2011 Center for Global Development (CGD) |