Obama’s Social Impact Bonds: Private Money, Public Benefit

President Obama's Social Impact Bonds Could Be a Good Fit for Maryland

Gadi Dechter explains the benefits of social impact bonds in The Baltimore Sun.

Restoring Social Trust in Democracy, Government Reform

And now for something completely different: an exotic financial instrument designed to help vulnerable Americans — not drive them into foreclosure.

Today, the White House plans to ask Congress for permission to conduct a $100 million test of "social impact bonds," a promising, experimental investment scheme out of England designed to get better results from publicly funded social services by harnessing the discipline of the private market.

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