At least some people who would earlier have refused when asked for a bribe, Mr Dreze reckons, would now pay up.

dreze先生说，至少之前一些人拒绝给好处费，现在可能要掏钱了。

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When you have social services restricted to this minority of extremely poor households, it does not work very well, nobody cares, " said Dreze."

当社会服务不提供给极贫困家庭的少数人口时，这个制度的效果不会好，也没有人会在乎。

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But, as economist Jean Dreze eloquently argues, cash transfers should never replace public services by forcing the poor to buy health and education from private providers.

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Don't bet on it, says Dr Dreze.

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Dr Dreze cites the example of Brazil where almost half of all health expenses is paid by the government (compared to barely a quarter by India), and where basic health services like immunisation and ante-natal care at birth are almost universal.

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