Patrick Ryan

TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the methodological challenge of quantifying the social value generated through social enterprise activity and propose a methodology of social return on investment (SROI) to assess the potential creation of social value from different investments.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors place current debate on the potential of social enterprise to meet social needs in the context of theoretical approaches to the role of the state, and examine the challenges that this entails.

TL;DR: In this article, the power in participatory practices and the role of civil society in participative practices in public investment making partnership is discussed, as well as the benefits of targeting, distribution effects and project analysis.

TL;DR: The landscape and language of development assistance has changed dramatically over recent years as mentioned in this paper and this shift can be seen as a direct response to the problems associated with the donor-led project-based approach and to the failure of policy conditionality.

TL;DR: In this paper, a multidisciplinary approach to development planning and poverty reduction is proposed, in which the social analysis of projects and programmes informs the economic models used at both micro and macro levels to assess the distributive effects of development interventions.