000 03061nam a22005175i 4500
001 978-1-4419-7774-8
003 DE-He213
005 20140220083725.0
007 cr nn 008mamaa
008 110112s2011 xxu| s |||| 0|eng d
020 _a9781441977748
_9978-1-4419-7774-8
024 7 _a10.1007/978-1-4419-7774-8
_2doi
050 4 _aHG1-9999
050 4 _aHG4501-6051
050 4 _aHG1501-HG3550
072 7 _aKFF
_2bicssc
072 7 _aKFFK
_2bicssc
072 7 _aBUS027000
_2bisacsh
072 7 _aBUS004000
_2bisacsh
082 0 4 _a657.8333
_223
082 0 4 _a658.152
_223
100 1 _aBenedikter, Roland.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aSocial Banking and Social Finance
_h[electronic resource] :
_bAnswers to the Economic Crisis /
_cby Roland Benedikter.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bSpringer New York :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2011.
300 _aXIII, 133p. 3 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
_bPDF
_2rda
490 1 _aSpringerBriefs in Business,
_x2191-5482
520 _aFor over 2,000 years, banks have served to facilitate the exchange of money and to provide a variety of economic and financial services. During the most recent financial collapse and subsequent recession, beginning in 2008, banks have been vilified as perpetrators of the crisis, the public distrust compounded by massive public bailouts. Nevertheless, another form of banking has also emerged, with a focus on promoting economic sustainability, investing in community, providing opportunity for the disadvantaged, and supporting social, environmental, and ethical agendas. Social Banking and Social Finance traces the emergence of the “bank with a conscience” and proposes a new approach to banking in the wake of the economic crisis. Featuring innovations and initiatives in banking from Europe, Canada, and the United States, Roland Benedikter presents an alternative to traditional banking practices that are focused exclusively on profit maximization. He argues that social banking is not about changing the system, but about improving some of its core features by putting into use the "triple bottom line" principle of profit-people-planet. Important lessons can be learned by the success of social banks that may be useful for the greater task of improving the global financial system and avoiding economic crises in the future.
650 0 _aEconomics.
650 0 _aEconomic policy.
650 0 _aMacroeconomics.
650 1 4 _aEconomics/Management Science.
650 2 4 _aFinance/Investment/Banking.
650 2 4 _aEconomic Policy.
650 2 4 _aMacroeconomics/Monetary Economics.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9781441977731
830 0 _aSpringerBriefs in Business,
_x2191-5482
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7774-8
912 _aZDB-2-SBE
999 _c105854
_d105854