Policy Brief Sustainable Social Market Economy
Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.)
Jake Benford, Cornelia Nyssing
Policy Brief 2023 | 03: A Bridge between Worlds? Purpose, added value and limits of Social Impact Bonds in Germany
- Format Type
- Date of publication
- 01/02/2023
- Edition
- 1. edition
Format
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PDF
Price
Free of charge
Description
Ambitious public sector commissioners, highly motivated social entrepreneurs, fresh private capital and robust impact measurement: Social Impact Bonds bring about unlikely partnerships aimed at solving deep-seated social problems. But despite good results, the approach is struggling to take off in Germany. Drawing on two pilot projects and a number of feasibility studies, we analyze the purpose, added value and current limits of an innovative idea.