This article provides qualitative case studies and applies citizenship theory to reveal the way in which being in receipt of a cash transfer can help local poor and excluded Dalits to understand what it means to be a citizen of Nepal's state. Cash transfers can contribute to an individual's subjective sense of inclusion and citizenship. Although Dalits encounter disparities and rights abuses when dealing with local government over their cash transfer entitlements, their responses reveal a sense of agency in the positive way in which they interpret their entitlements. Although they may be mistreated at the local level, they feel valued because the central ‘state’ recognizes their plight and identity. Cash transfers are understood by Dalits through the lens of social exclusion, patronage, and the hierarchical society in which they live. They are an effective way of reaching large numbers of formerly excluded citizens and indicate that the state now includes them. As such, they can contribute towards building an inclusive state.

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“至少政府现在正在提防我们”：达利特人对尼泊尔 Sarlahi 三个村庄的治理和现金转移的看法和经验

本文提供定性案例研究并应用公民理论来揭示接受现金转移可以帮助当地贫困和受排斥的达利特人理解成为尼泊尔公民意味着什么的方式。现金转移可以促进个人的主观包容感和公民意识。尽管达利特人在与当地政府就他们的现金转移权利打交道时遇到了分歧和权利滥用，但他们的回应以积极的方式揭示了一种代理意识，他们以积极的方式解释了他们的权利。尽管他们可能在地方一级受到虐待，但他们感到受到重视，因为中央“国家”承认他们的困境和身份。达利特人通过社会排斥、赞助和他们所生活的等级社会来理解现金转移。它们是接触大量以前被排除在外的公民的有效方式，并表明国家现在将他们包括在内。因此，他们可以为建设包容性国家做出贡献。