In-Kind Versus Cash Transfert: Assessing Disbursement
Abstract One advantage of in-kind transfers is that they can focus assistance on low-income(eligible) beneficiaries by appearing relatively unattractive to high-income (ineligi ble) individuals. This article attempts to identify the conditions under which an in-kind transfer performs selectively. Central to the analysis is the question of whether an in-kind transfer is disbursed in a way that permits resale. In the United Kingdom, recent "privatization" schemes have transferred durable consumption goods to the private sector. Such schemes permit in-kind assistance to be encashed and create "perverse" income redistribution.
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1997
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Authors: | Jones, Philip R. ; Cullis, John G. |
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Public Finance Review. - Vol. 25.1997, 1, p. 25-43
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