Social reform might not sound like an exciting investment, but it can pay off - literally

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown states that the Social Impact Bond helps unemployed youth and the elderly in the UK. Image: REUTERS/Aly Song
Gordon Brown
United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education; Chair, International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity, The Office of Gordon and Sarah Brown
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