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  • Living-wage' movement growing in region

    September 01, 2013 |

    Orange County Register |

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    Response Location: United States, Long Beach, California

    In the past five years, as federal and state minimum wage levels failed to keep pace with the cost of living, and as the recession took its toll, the living wage movement has accelerated. Across the United States, more than 125 cities and counties have enacted ordinances or passed ballot initiatives to lift the wages of the working poor.

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  • The Benefits of Cash Without Conditions

    August 28, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Conditional cash transfers – giving the poor money if they do things that will make their children less poor, such as keep them in school – are the world’s most successful and widespread social program. Could it be possible, however, that the conditions aren’t necessary – just giving the poor money works just as well? In some circumstances, the answer seems to be yes.

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  • When Food Isn't the Answer to Hunger

    April 24, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Aceh

    In a lot of places, food is available and the market is working but people are too poor to buy it, so cash donations are more effective than food. Previously U.S. aid laws did not allow cash donations but a new proposal could change that.

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  • Avoiding the Curse of the Oil-Rich Nations

    February 13, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    Alaska has created a way for residents to financially benefit from the state's dependence on oil revenues. By giving residents a yearly portion of the revenue, the state has been able to see positive effects from an often conflict-ridden industry.

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  • How to Feed the Hungry, Faster

    November 01, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia

    America is the world’s main supplier of food aid to impoverished countries; however, food aid has the problems of long-distance transportation, the cost of the transportation and storage, and the navigation through dangerous zones. Different programs around the world are experimenting with alternative forms of aid, including vouchers and cash for work.

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  • Making Low-Interest Auto Loans Work

    August 16, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    When you don’t live in a city, if you don’t have a car, you don’t have a job. But car payments can eat up a salary quickly - a New England program offers low-cost car loans to people who need them most.

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  • Helping the World's Poorest, for a Change

    January 07, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal

    This is a column on an important new development program in use in at least 40 developing countries: give the poor cash payments, contingent on their use of health clinics and their children’s school attendance, to help break the cycle of poverty.

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