The Essentials of Social Finance

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-032-13660-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 336 g

The Essentials of Social Finance provides an interesting, accessible overview of this fascinating ecosystem, blending insights from finance and social entrepreneurship. It highlights the key challenges facing social finance, while also showcasing its vast opportunities.

Topics covered include microfinance, venture philanthropy, social impact bonds, crowdfunding, and impact measurement. Case studies are peppered throughout, and a balance of US, European, Asian, and Islamic perspectives are included. Each chapter contains learning objectives, discussion questions, and a list of key terms. There is also an appendix explaining key financial concepts for readers without a background in the subject, as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides to accompany each chapter.

This will be a valuable text for students of finance, investment, social entrepreneurship, social innovation, and related areas. It will also be useful to researchers, professionals, and policy-makers interested in social finance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Andrikopoulos, Andreas

Weitere Mitwirkende

Triantafillou, Annie

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Unternehmensfinanzierung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Anlagen & Wertpapiere
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Social Entrepreneurship and Social Finance
1. Social Entrepreneurship

2. Social Finance

Part II: Institutions of Social Finance
3. Microfinance

4. Venture Philanthropy

5. Social Impact Bonds

6. Crowdfunding

7. Islamic Finance

8. Quantitative Assessment of Impact Investments
Appendix: Eight Introductory Points about Finance

Über Autor(innen)

Andreas Andrikopoulos is Associate Professor of Finance at the University of the Aegean, Greece.