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Achieving The Double Bottom Line: A Framework For Corporations Seeking To Deliver Profits And Public Services, Lisa M. Fairfax
Achieving The Double Bottom Line: A Framework For Corporations Seeking To Deliver Profits And Public Services, Lisa M. Fairfax
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Achieving the Double Bottom Line: A Framework for Corporations Seeking to Deliver Profits and Public Services argues that many people who object to for-profit corporations that deliver public services, such as kindergarten through 12th grade education or foster care, have greatly exaggerated the extent to which the for-profit regime will compel such corporations to subordinate the delivery of those services to financial considerations. Because of this over-exaggeration, these opponents have not focused on designing a framework that would assist these entities in meeting their double bottom line—achieving profit for their shareholders while also delivering a high quality public service. The …