Making the case for sport and recreation services: The utility of social return on investment (SROI) analysis

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 152-164

  King, Neil ^a  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business case; England; Local authority services; Recreation; Social impact; Social return on investment; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896309088     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJPSM-04-2013-0052     Document Type: Article

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