Market & Social Reforms? Gap In Changing The System - Colombo Telegraph

Market & Social Reforms? Gap In Changing The System - Colombo Telegraph

By Siri Gamage – Dr. Siri Gamage Life is not only controlled by the government. It is controlled by the market and society. While the NPP government is taking steps to reform the public sector institutions and processes and they need to be appreciated, two areas that require attention for reforms are the market and society. In the existing system, private sector establishments charge prices from consumers at their will. Price controls are not im…

Better Society Capital boosts social impact sector by £4bn - portfolio institutional

When Big Society capital was created in 2012 it set out to be a major player in a growing area: that of social impact investor. Now, having morphed into Better Society Capital (BSC), that can said to have been a success, with more than 3,750 charities and social enterprises across the UK have been supported through £1bn of investment from BSC and £2.9bn in co-investment from new investors. This has made nearly £4bn available to organisations acr…