Unjust Conditions

by Tara Patricia Cookson

Unjust Conditions follows the lives and labors of poor mothers in rural Peru, richly documenting the ordeals they face to participate in mainstream poverty alleviation programs. Championed by behavioral economists and the World Bank, conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs are praised as efficient mechanisms for changing poor people's behavior. While rooted in good intentions and dripping with the rhetoric of social inclusion, CCT programs' successes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1013290615
• ISBN13: 9781013290619
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"