The book

Market Solutions for Social and Environmental Problems: Social Policy Bonds is my latest full-length treatment of the Social Policy Bond concept. About an earlier version reviewers said:

'This is a must-read for anyone interested in the potential of financial markets for meeting social goals - if there is a common ground where Socialism, Environmentalism and Market Capitalism can meet, this book contains the recipe for finding it.'

'...a unique, clever, and thought-provoking book. At first, the central idea of the book seems downright zany - using market forces, in the form of government-issued bonds, to harness creative self-interest to solve social problems like crime or unemployment. However, Horesh argues his case in a clear and compelling manner and I was left wondering - can it work? I would certainly like to see our governments take up the challenge....'

' The book is a substantial contribution to debate about both public policy and the relationship between the objectivres and the instruments of that policy. It is presented energetically and, on the whole, clearly. It is topical and timely while capable of being relevant to policy debate for some time, and could be of interest across a wide spectrum of political and academic readership in the economic and policy areas.'

This book is currently available from Amazon as a paperback or in a Kindle version. The book is about 72000 words in length (77000 words including citations). Though it was completed some years ago, it is still current, though I'd update some of the examples in the early chapters if the book were being bought in sufficient numbers. While it would help me if you purchase either version of the book or make a donation (click on the button on the right), I have made all the individual chapters available for free download via the Links to chapters page on the right-hand menu. I have also posted excerpts on the next three pages of this site, accessible also via the right-hand menu.