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In-Kind Versus Cash Transfert: Assessing Disbursement

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  • Philip R. Jones

    (University of Bath)

  • John G. Cullis

    (University of Bath)

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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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  • Philip R. Jones & John G. Cullis, 1997. "In-Kind Versus Cash Transfert: Assessing Disbursement," Public Finance Review, , vol. 25(1), pages 25-43, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:pubfin:v:25:y:1997:i:1:p:25-43
    DOI: 10.1177/109114219702500102
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