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This chapter contextualizes social impact funds within the social impact investing framework. The chapter synthetically assesses the motivations for which impact investments are growing up and the role played by social impact funds in the industry . Moreover, the chapter presents the aim and the structure of the book, identifying the main themes of any chapter.
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Chiappini, H. (2017). Introduction. In: Social Impact Funds. Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55260-6_1
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