Meeting the challenge of impact investing: how can contracting practices secure social impact without sacrificing performance?

Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-154

  Evans, Madeleine ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

contracts; impact investment; incentives; principal agent; social finance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973357780     PISSN: 20430795     EISSN: 20430809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20430795.2013.776260     Document Type: Article

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