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Social Banking and Social Finance
Roland Benedikter
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Description for Social Banking and Social Finance
Paperback. As banks are widely-and rightly-vilified for causing the recent financial crisis and recession, this book traces the emergence of a different banking model, one with a conscience. It features alternative banking practices from Europe, Canada and the US. Series: Springer Briefs in Business. Num Pages: 150 pages, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1KBC; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 218.
For over 2,000 years, banks have served to facilitate the exchange of money and to provide a variety of economic and financial services. During the most recent financial collapse and subsequent recession, beginning in 2008, banks have been vilified as perpetrators of the crisis, the public distrust compounded by massive public bailouts. Nevertheless, another form of banking has also emerged, with a focus on promoting economic sustainability, investing in community, providing opportunity for the disadvantaged, and supporting social, environmental, and ethical agendas. Social Banking and Social Finance traces the emergence of the “bank with a conscience” and proposes a new ... Read more
For over 2,000 years, banks have served to facilitate the exchange of money and to provide a variety of economic and financial services. During the most recent financial collapse and subsequent recession, beginning in 2008, banks have been vilified as perpetrators of the crisis, the public distrust compounded by massive public bailouts. Nevertheless, another form of banking has also emerged, with a focus on promoting economic sustainability, investing in community, providing opportunity for the disadvantaged, and supporting social, environmental, and ethical agendas. Social Banking and Social Finance traces the emergence of the “bank with a conscience” and proposes a new ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
125
Condition
New
Series
Springer Briefs in Business
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441977731
SKU
V9781441977731
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Ref
99-15
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