Life Bonds: Linking Returns to Life Outcomes

By Jamie Attard

Can we use the power of financial markets to drive long-term positive outcomes? Can financial markets incentivize beneficial behaviors? Can financial markets shift the focus of development towards the demands of the poor? The author believes the answer to all three questions is a wholehearted yes—the only thing missing is the right instrument.

Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2012

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