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Varieties of Impact Investing: Creating and Translating a Label in Local Contexts
Author(s): Philip Balsiger
- Publisher: Bristol University Press
- Publication Date: September 22, 2025
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 242 pages
- ISBN-10: 1529252563
- ISBN-13: 9781529252569
Book Description
Impact investment is the latest trend in ethical finance, but what does it really mean and how is it practiced across different regions and organizations? This book explores the malleability of impact investing, and how it overlaps with the development sphere to give finance a new role.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘As claims made for finance’s role to contribute to public goods continue to grow, this collection of detailed case studies critically interrogates the ‘impact investing’ label, affording nuanced insights into this contradictory and still-emerging field.’ Marc Andrew Brightman, University of Bologna
‘Social scientists need to analyze problems with a critical mind. Only then can we inspire change. I recommend academics, practitioners and policymakers interested in impact investing to read this book!’ Lisa Hehenberger, ESADE Business School Barcelona
About the Author
Philip Balsiger is Professor of Economic Sociology at the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland.
Daniel Burnier Lecturer at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Noé Kabouche is a postdoctoral researcher in Sociology at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, France
