{"product_id":"9780137083312","title":"Financing the Future: Market-Based Innovations for Growth","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinancial innovation can drive social, economic, and environmental change, transforming ideas into new technologies, industries, and jobs. But when it is misunderstood or mismanaged, the consequences can be severe. In this practical, accessible book, two leading experts explain how sophisticated capital structures can enable companies and individuals to raise funding in larger amounts for longer terms and at lower cost—accomplishing tasks that would otherwise be impossible. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe authors recount the history and basic principles of financial innovation, showing how new instruments have evolved, and how they have been used and misused. They thoroughly demystify complex capital structures, offering a practical toolbox for entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and policymakers. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancing the Future\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e presents clear, thorough discussions of the current role of financial innovation in capitalizing businesses, industries, breakthrough technologies, housing solutions, medical treatments, and environmental projects. It also presents a full chapter of lessons learned: essential insights for stabilizing the economy and avoiding pitfalls.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDistinguishing genuine innovation from dangerous copycats\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCrafting sustainable financial innovations that add value and manage risk\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe best tools for the job: choosing them, customizing them, using them\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSelecting the right instruments and structures, and making the most of them\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eFinancial innovations for business, housing, and medical research\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFinding new and better ways to promote entrepreneurship and advance social goals\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eInnovating to save the planet and help humanity\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe power of finance to protect natural resources and alleviate global poverty\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThis is the first in a new series of books on financial innovation, published through a collaboration between Wharton School Publishing and the Milken Institute. Future titles will focus on specific policy areas such as housing and medical research. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Milken Institute is an independent economic think tank whose mission is to improve the lives and economic conditions of diverse populations in the United States and around the world by helping business and public policy leaders identify and implement innovative ideas for creating broad-based prosperity. It puts research to work with the goal of revitalizing regions and finding new ways to generate capital for people with original ideas.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080676491504,"sku":"9780137083312","price":17.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780137083312_p0.jpg?v=1763642412","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780137083312","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}