Design Options for a Sustainable Financial Sector

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	Design Options for a Sustainable Financial Sector
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	2015
出版年	2015
语种	英语
国家	国际
出版者	United Nations Environment Programme
领域	资源环境
英文摘要	Over 200 years ago, Adam Smith put forward the notion that individuals seeking to benefit themselves through trade were led as if by an invisible hand to a situation in which society as a whole could benefit. It can be argued, however, that social objectives such as sustainability, and inclusiveness, do not emerge spontaneously through market forces. Such outcomes have to be designed through legal structures and institutions. In other words, for the invisible hand to operate, there needs to be...Read More Over 200 years ago, Adam Smith put forward the notion that individuals seeking to benefit themselves through trade were led as if by an invisible hand to a situation in which society as a whole could benefit. It can be argued, however, that social objectives such as sustainability, and inclusiveness, do not emerge spontaneously through market forces. Such outcomes have to be designed through legal structures and institutions. In other words, for the invisible hand to operate, there needs to be a visible hand behind it. The financial inclusion experiment in South Africa provides lessons for the design of the type of financial sector required for the transition from greed to green. " Read Less
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来源平台	United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
文献类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/4618
专题	资源环境科学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	[null]. Design Options for a Sustainable Financial Sector:United Nations Environment Programme,2015.