研究所概要

Project name
Social Impact Investment Research Project
Research Theme
The effects of social impact investments on public services provided by social enterprises and nonprofit organizations in the UK, the US, and Japan
Research Objectives
Conduct empirical studies on social impact investments, especially social impact bonds (SIBs), in the UK, the US and Japan
Explore how social impact investments affect governments, social sector service providers, service users, and the quality of social services in the UK and the US
Develop Japanese models of SIBs and urge Japanese governments to adopt social impact investment schemes
Research Methods
Qualitative Survey with using semi-structural interviews
Quantitative survey with using questionnaires
Source of Funding
This project is funded by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) through a grant called “Research Grants to Strategically Build a Research Infrastructure at Private Universities.”
Duration of the Research Project
The research project will last for five years, from April 2014 to March 2019.
Research Project Website
Meiji University Institute of Nonprofit and Public Management Studies. http://www.kisc.meiji.ac.jp/~inpms/projects/projectSIB/english.html
Research Project Members
Professor Ichiro Tsukamoto at Meiji University is responsible for this project as Head. The research group consists of 13 members, including 10 faculty members at various universities

Please see Third Party Evaluators’ Comments on our project 2014-2018 in Japan and oversea

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