Social Finance and Health

The objectives of this book are to conceptualise and evidence different forms of social finance - microfinance and impact bonds - acting in these ways and to critically engage with current debates and challenges.

List of contents

Part 1: Introduction 1: Social finance and health Part 2: Conceptual basis 2: Rethinking . . . finance 3: Rethinking . . . the funding of healthcare 4: Rethinking . . . how to act on health inequalities Part 3: Evidence 5: Social finance . . . funding health(care) services 6: Social finance . . . acting on health 7: Social finance . . . facilitating access to health(care) services Part 4: Conclusion 8: Social finance and health . . . new horizon or false dawn?

About the author

Neil McHugh is a Reader at the Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland.
Olga Biosca is a Professor of Economics at the Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland.
Cam Donaldson is Yunus Chair and Distinguished Professor of Health Economics at the Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland and Professor of Health Economics, National Centre for Epidemiology & Public Health (NCEPH), Australian National University.

Product details

• Authors: Olga Biosca, Donaldson Cam, Neil Biosca Mchugh, McHugh Neil
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032304748
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3230474-8
• No. of pages: 140
• Series: Routledge International Studies in Health Economics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance, Public health & preventive medicine, Sales & marketing, Industry & industrial studies, Microeconomics, Sales and marketing, Public health and preventive medicine, Industry and industrial studies, Public finance accounting