Book Excerpts
How San Francisco Became a “Silicon City”
Cary McClelland's new book, Silicon City, documents the transformation of San Francisco in the digital age.
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Book Excerpts
Excerpts of top books on social innovation
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Environment
Be Green and Save a Little
An excerpt of Magali A. Delmas and David Colgan's Be Green and Save a Little.
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Impact Investing
The Politics of Impact
An excerpt from Jed Emerson’s The Purpose of Capital: Elements of Impact, Financial Flows, and Natural Being
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Book Excerpts
The Invisible Care of Women
An excerpt from Unjust Conditions: Women’s Work and the Hidden Cost of Cash Transfer Programs.
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Collaboration
The Collective Impact of Suspending Suspensions
An excerpt of Twenty Years of Life: Why the Poor Die Earlier and How the Challenge Inequity
Book Reviews
Reviews of top books on social innovation
Civic Engagement
Not Quite Everything
Nathan Schneider's chronicle of the cooperative movement dazzles with stories but is short on solutions.
Books
Making Economic Sense of Religion
Sriya Iyer reveals how faith has driven India’s increasingly powerful economy.