Methods for assessing the social effectiveness of projects and programs abroad (USA and UK)
The relevance of studying the problems of social efficiency is determined by the increasing attention of the corporate sector and public authorities to taking into account the interests of the society as a stakeholder in the socio-political and economic processes. For the corporate sector, assessing the social efficiency of projects helps to increase the level of the decision makers’ awareness about the effects associated with the economic effect, and to evaluate the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility programs and loyalty management programs. The government sector is interested in an objective assessment of the effectiveness of budget spending from the standpoint of social outcomes; choosing the most rational projects. In general, it is possible to assert the formed need of a wide range of subjects for the developed methodology for assessing the social effectiveness of programs and projects. In general, it can be asserted that there is a formed need for a wide range of subjects in a developed methodology for assessing the social effectiveness of programs and projects. The developed countries of Europe and North America are the most active in terms of developing a methodology for assessing social efficiency, which makes their experience in this issue worthy of attention.