Social Service, Private Gain: The Political Economy of Social Impact Bonds

by John Loxley and Jesse Hajer

The 2008 financial crisis and its subsequent economic impacts generated a challenge for national and regional governments across the world. From this economic ruin, the Social Impact Bond (SIB) was born as an alternative mechanism for government procurement and delivery of social public services.

Social Service, Private Gain

examines the evolution of SIBs, how they work, their theoretical motivation, and their global proliferation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487526911
• ISBN13: 9781487526917
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher