The Efficiency and Effectiveness of Cash Transfers in Human Development.: A Case Study of Kenya.
Author
Pucher, Sabine
Term
4. term
Publication year
2013
Submitted on
2013-06-30
Abstract
Kontantbaserede programmer – såsom betingede og ubetingede kontantoverførsler – er blevet udbredte som en måde at bekæmpe fattigdom på. De har haft succes i mange sammenhænge, men der er mindre viden om, hvornår de er mest effektive og omkostningseffektive for modtagernes økonomiske, fysiske og følelsesmæssige trivsel. Meget forskning og mange evalueringer fokuserer især på mål som forbrugsmønstre eller skoleindskrivning. Denne afhandling undersøger i stedet, hvordan kontantoverførsler bidrager til menneskers handlemuligheder (capabilities: deres reelle muligheder for at leve det liv, de værdsætter) og hvordan programmerne forholder sig til indre motivation (menneskers egne grunde til at handle, uafhængigt af ydre belønninger). For at belyse dette analyseres to casestudier fra Kenya. Resultaterne peger på, at både betingede og ubetingede kontantoverførsler forbedrer modtagernes trivsel og respekterer deres indre motivation. De to tilgange påvirker dog forskellige aspekter af trivslen.
Cash-based programs—such as conditional and unconditional cash transfers—are widely used to reduce poverty. They have worked in many settings, but there is less discussion about when they are most effective and efficient for recipients’ economic, physical, and emotional well-being. Much research and many evaluations focus on outcomes like spending patterns or school enrollment. This thesis instead examines how cash transfers contribute to people’s capabilities (their real opportunities to live the lives they value) and how these programs relate to intrinsic motivation (people’s own reasons for acting, not just external rewards). To address this, it analyzes two case studies from Kenya. The findings suggest that both conditional and unconditional transfers improve recipients’ well-being and align with, rather than undermine, intrinsic motivation. However, the two approaches influence different aspects of well-being.
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