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The End of Economists' Imperialism

Harvard Business Review

(Two recommendations I've gotten from Harvard government professor Dan Carpenter : Capitalizing on Crisis: The Political Origins of the Rise of Finance , by Sociologist Greta Krippner, and The New Global Rulers: The Privatization of Regulation in the World Economy , by political scientists Tim Büthe and Walter Mattli.).

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Making Sense of the Many Kinds of Impact Investing

Harvard Business Review

According to the Global Impact Investing Network, the market for impact capital, currently sized at $60 billion, could grow over the next decade to $2 trillion, or 1% of global invested assets. Ultimately, asset managers can develop a matrix with financial asset classes (e.g.,

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Why the U.S. Needs More Worker-Owned Companies

Harvard Business Review

nonprofit organizations like the Heartland Capital Strategy Institute are bringing together institutional investors, private asset managers, and worker representatives to harness some of the $13 trillion of assets in workers’ pension funds to invest in worker-friendly businesses that offer good investment returns.

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