This book helps make sense of the emerging and established social innovations that have disrupted and are disrupting the world of finance.
Written in an engaging style, this book offers a systematic study of social innovation in the financial services. It introduces the fundamental concepts of financial social innovations (FINSIs), places them in the context of the broader literature, and provides a new framework for understanding and organising these innovations. The book applies the framework to seven existing FINSIs to illustrate their important components and explore their benefits as well as the more negative or harmful aspects to society. These seven FINSIs are microfinance, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, crowdfunding, mobile banking, impact investing, digital cryptocurrencies, and social impact bonds. The easy-to-follow framework will help to ground the reader’s understanding of FINSIs as the existing ones evolve and new ones are developed.
This book is ideal for courses on social innovation, social entrepreneurship, and financial innovation in departments of business, economics, social sciences, and political science.
By:
Alessandro Lanteri
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9780367276577
ISBN 10: 0367276577
Pages: 126
Publication Date: 15 March 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction: Financial Adventures in Beirut 1. Social Innovation, Financial Innovation, and Financial Social Innovation 2. Microfinance 3. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Lending 4. Crowdfunding 5. Mobile Banking 6. Impact Investing 7. Digital Cryptocurrencies 8. Social Impact Bonds Conclusion
Alessandro Lanteri is Full Professor of Strategy at ESCP Business School, where he teaches executive education programmes. As an expert educator, he helps organisations seize the opportunities of turbulent environments. www.alelanteri.com
