Browsing Theses by Subject "social finance"
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Marketplace Lending and Credit Unions: Where the Past and Future of Peer-to-Peer Finance Meet
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-21)Peer-to-peer (P2P) or marketplace lending has expanded rapidly since the 2008 global financial crisis. While the idea of pooling small amounts of money from several lenders is not new, advances in financial technology ... -
Social Finance for Sustainable Food Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-22)The scholarly literature demonstrates that dominant financial investment patterns tend to contribute to unsustainable outcomes in the food system. Mainstream lending hurts prospects for building more sustainable food systems ...