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How “Pay for Success” Allows Governments to Experiment Without Risk

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How “Pay for Success” Allows Governments to Experiment Without Risk

23 Mar 2016

HKS Professor Jeffrey Liebman, Director of the Kennedy School’s Government Performance Lab, explains how Pay For Success, also known as Social Impact Bonds, allow governments to test out new social programs without risking taxpayer funds if they fail.
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Authors

Harvard Kennedy School

Duration
31:50
Episode number
57
Published in
United States of America

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