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Social Banking and Social Finance - Answers to the Economic Crisis (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
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Social Banking and Social Finance - Answers to the Economic Crisis (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Business
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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 approach to
banking in the wake of the economic crisis. Featuring innovations
and initiatives in banking from Europe, Canada, and the United
States, Roland Benedikter presents an alternative to traditional
banking practices that are focused exclusively on profit
maximization. He argues that social banking is not about changing
the system, but about improving some of its core features by
putting into use the "triple bottom line" principle of
profit-people-planet. Important lessons can be learned by the
success of social banks that may be useful for the greater task of
improving the global financial system and avoiding economic crises
in the future.
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