I'm Going to Give You Money, but I May Not Give You Charity

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I don't like the idea that somehow, if i help you, i now can dictate how you live. I just find that ike. What kind of charity is that? It's a weird, a kind of charity, right? The questionswhethe i'm giving the moneyi decide not to give it, but to exercise that right is the question whether i should exercise that right. And for me, the idea that because we give away health care to people who are uninsured or can't afford it, put that to the side.

Economic theory teaches that people make choices that provide them with the greatest benefit. So why not extend this idea to the realm of charity? Economists and social entrepreneurs Michael Faye and Paul Niehaus of GiveDirectly argue that giving people cash with no strings attached is the most cost-effective means of helping the poorest people in the world and their communities.