With global aid totaling roughly $130 billon, each of the 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty (less than $1 per day) worldwide would receive $100 in cash. Some countries have already experimented with such programs, and India is preparing to begin providing cash transfers to its 300 million poor citizens.
更大胆的计划是直接把现金送到贫困人口手中。全球援助总量大约在1300亿美元，这意味着13亿生活在极端贫困（每天花费少于1美元）的人口每人可以获得100美元现金。一些国家一开始实验这一计划，印度正准备向其3亿贫困人口提供现金转移支付。换句话说，全球现金转移支付机制可以非常高效，而且可行——如果援助国把援助预算集合起来的话。