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Testing Pay-for-Success Bonds

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Jeffrey B. Liebman

Though questions remain, the emerging pay-for-success bond model shows real promise at driving better outcomes and spurring more rapid innovation. Pay-for-success bonds are a promising new financing model designed to accelerate social innovation and improv... More »

Envisioning Sustainable Communities

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Jonathon Harrington

Sustainabilitys application in real-world public policy bears a closer look. For decades, the term sustainability has occupied a prominent place in the lexicon of public servants, scientists, and the public. However, there is still much confusion abou... More »

How Networking and Video Can Disrupt Community Violence

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Jeff Frazier

This commentary deals with using the power of networking and video to disrupt the community violence epidemic. But it also speaks to the potential of deploying behavioral theory to good effect in some areas of societal challenge... More »