Hanlon (development and conflict resolution, Open U., Milton Keynes, England), Armando Barrientos (poverty and social justice), and David Hulme (development studies, both U. of Manchester) cite some case studies and ponder the implications of a novel idea about helping poor people: giving them money instead of maintaining a huge aid industry. The stories come from Mexico, South Africa, and Namibia, and tell of such matters as cash transfers today, eating more and better, turning a dollar grant into two-dollar income, identifying recipients, the conditionality dilemma, and the way forward. Kumarian Press is an imprint of Stylus Publishing. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)