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Increasing access to capital: could better measurement of social and environmental outcomes entice more institutional investment capital into underserved communities?

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  • Lisa A. Hagerman
  • Janneke Ratcliffe

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The role of capital in promoting growth is more apparent than ever as communities across the country struggle to bolster sagging economies and stem job losses brought on by the credit crunch. Although it may seem now that all markets are undercapitalized, some areas are chronically undercapitalized, including inner-city urban markets, rural markets, low-income communities, and enterprises owned by minorities and women or serving undervalued customer bases. Their struggle for capital means a struggle to thrive, and for owners, entrepreneurs, employees, customers, and communities, whether they will have a chance to reap the benefits of economic opportunity.

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  • Lisa A. Hagerman & Janneke Ratcliffe, 2009. "Increasing access to capital: could better measurement of social and environmental outcomes entice more institutional investment capital into underserved communities?," Community Development Innovation Review, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue 2, pages 43-64.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedfcr:y:2009:p:43-64:n:v.5no.2
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    1. Colby Dailey & Ben Thornley, 2010. "Building scale in community impact investing through nonfinancial performance measurement," Community Development Innovation Review, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue 01, pages 01-46.
    2. Shermain Hardesty & Gail Feenstra & David Visher & Tracy Lerman & Dawn Thilmany-McFadden & Allison Bauman & Tom Gillpatrick & Gretchen Nurse Rainbolt, 2014. "Values-Based Supply Chains," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 28(1), pages 17-27, February.

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