title: Introduction: Social Return On Investment (SROI).
abstract: An introduction to the issue Social Return On Investment (SROI), including an overview of problems prompting this special issue, plus definitions and examples of terms in this exciting, burgeoning area of cost-inclusive evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, American University, Washington DC, United States. Electronic address: brian.yates@mac.com.
authors.forename: Brian T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.affiliation: Department of Political, Social, and Media Sciences, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
authors.forename: Mita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marra
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005381:Financing, Organized; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design; D012947:Social Work / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*