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Social impact bonds, explained

  • Written by Sheela Pandey, Assistant Professor of Management, School of Business Administration, Harrisburg campus, Pennsylvania State University
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, front, after she signed a law that allows pay-for-success funding for projects aiming to reduce female incarceration rates.AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki

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