Gentilini, Ugo2016-03-092016-03-092016-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23922The longstanding “cash versus food” debate has received renewed attention in both research and practice. This paper reviews key issues shaping the debate and presents new evidence from randomized and quasi-experimental evaluations that deliberately compare cash and in-kind food transfers in ten developing counties. Findings show that relative effectiveness cannot be generalized: although some differences emerge in terms of food consumption and dietary diversity, average impacts tend to depend on context, specific objectives, and their measurement. Costs for cash transfers and vouchers tend to be significantly lower relative to in-kind food. Yet the consistency and robustness of methods for efficiency analyses varies greatly.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOCHILD HEALTHRATIONSSAFETY NET PROGRAMSRISKSHOUSEHOLD SIZEPOVERTY LINEFOOD RATIONFOOD COMMODITIESECONOMIC GROWTHTRANSFERS IN CASHINCOME TRANSFERRED BEANSWHEAT FLOURFOOD CONSUMPTIONBREADINCOMESOCIAL PENSIONSSOCIAL TRANSFERSLEGUMESASSISTANCE PROGRAMSRESOURCE ALLOCATIONWORLD FOOD PROGRAMMEPOLITICAL ECONOMYCASSAVAFOOD POLICYCONDITIONAL TRANSFERFOOD STAMPSWELFAREDAIRYPASTAIFPRIAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICSULTRA POORCASH TRANSFERHEALTH PROGRAMBENEFICIARIESMEASURESCHILD GROWTHSAFETY NETSPOVERTY REDUCTIONSUPERMARKETDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMMAIZEFOOD TRANSFERVULNERABLE GROUPMILK POWDERSAVINGSCEREALSBENEFICIARYFOOD PROVISIONSCHOOL MEALSLABELINGGLOBAL FOOD PRODUCTIONPUBLIC ACTIONHEALTH CENTERSLOGISTICSCASH INTERVENTIONSPUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMTRANSFERSNATURAL DISASTERSPALM OILFOOD PRODUCERSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEFRUITSVEGETABLESBARSFOOD FORTIFICATIONHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSSOCIAL TRANSFERMATERNAL-CHILD HEALTHFOOD EXPENDITURESSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL PROTECTIONPROTECTION SYSTEMSSOCIAL CONTRACTCHOCOLATEFAMINEGRAINSCASH TRANSFERSFOOD AIDSUBSIDIESADMINISTRATIVE COSTSFOOD PRODUCTIONNUTRITION TRAININGHOME RATIONTRANSFER PROGRAMHOUSEHOLD LEVELSTAPLE FOODSSAFETY NET TRANSFERSSOCIAL SAFETY NETSINTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SPENDINGFOOD SECURITYLEAN SEASONMAINTENANCE PROGRAMDROUGHTHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITYSCHOOL FEESPROVISION OF GOODSMARKET PRICESPROVISION” OF GOODSPENSIONSFOOD RATIONSCASH PAYMENTSHOME RATIONSFOOD ASSISTANCEFOOD PROGRAMSPURCHASING POWERTUBERSDRIED FISHPEANUTSFRUITSAFETY NETTRANSFER AMOUNTSAGRICULTUREHUMANITARIAN RESPONSEDISTRIBUTION PROGRAMFOOD SHORTAGEMALNUTRITIONCHILD NUTRITIONVOUCHERSFOOD RELIEFTRANSFER AMOUNTWFPTRANSACTION COSTSEGGSPUBLIC WORKSFOOD TRANSFERSCASH ASSISTANCEFOODTRANSFER PROGRAMSAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESFOOD PROGRAMMESNUTRITIONAL BENEFITSEMERGENCY FOODSCHOOL FEEDINGREFUGEE CAMPSFOOD INSECURITYFOOD STAMPTARGETINGFOOD DISTRIBUTIONFOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSPOTATOESNUTRITION PROGRAMSEDUCATION PROGRAMSCORNSUPERMARKETSHUMAN RESOURCESPOVERTYFOOD SUPPLYMEATFEEDING PROGRAMSCONDITIONAL CASHMEATSHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONMEALWHEATSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMSFOOD AVAILABILITYLABOR SUPPLYWORKS PROGRAMRISK MANAGEMENTRICECASH TRANSFER PROGRAMSHOUSEHOLD WELFARESHARE OF TRANSFERSPOORFOOD VOUCHERSFOOD PRICESSTARCHTEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTFLOURFOODSPULSESNUTRITION ASSISTANCESUGARThe Revival of the "Cash versus Food" DebateWorking PaperWorld BankNew Evidence for an Old Quandary?10.1596/1813-9450-7584