Books and e-books

Social Policy Bonds: Books and e-books

Market Solutions for Social and Environmental Problems: Social Policy Bonds is my full-length treatment of the Social Policy Bond concept. About earlier books, reviewers said:

“This is a must-read for anyone interested in the potential of financial markets for meeting social goals - if there is a common ground where Socialism, Environmentalism and Market Capitalism can meet, this book contains the recipe for finding it."

"...a unique, clever, and thought-provoking book. At first, the central idea of the book seems downright zany - using market forces, in the form of government-issued bonds, to harness creative self-interest to solve social problems like crime or unemployment. However, Horesh argues his case in a clear and compelling manner and I was left wondering - can it work? I would certainly like to see our governments take up the challenge...."

This book is currently available only from here, either as a hard copy or, for half the price as an e-book. The book is about 72000 words in length, or 77000 words including citations. I’m still looking for a conventional publisher.

 

Rather than wait for government to take the lead, you might be interested in issuing your own Social Policy Bonds. A short discussion paper, using the example of bonds targeting the female literacy rate in Pakistan, can be freely downloaded. This is a pdf file and is about 9200 words in length.

Policy as if outcomes mattered