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Preface / C. Richard Baker -- Chapter 1. Socially responsible investment funds / Rosa Adamo, Domenica Federico and Antonella Notte -- Chapter 2. The philosophical dimensions of social responsibilities from the Bhagavad-Gita / Balakrishnan Muniapan and Biswajit Satpathy -- Chapter 3. The role of...