Cost-Benefit Analysis 2ed - Tapa blanda

Layard, Richard

 
9780521466745: Cost-Benefit Analysis 2ed

Sinopsis

Should India build a new steel mill, or London an urban motorway? Should higher education expand, or water supplies be improved? These are typical questions about which cost-benefit analysis has something to say. It is the main tool that economics provides for analysing problems of social choice. It also provides a useful vehicle for understanding the practical value of welfare economics. This new book of readings covers all the main problems that arise in a typical cost-benefit exercise. It is entirely up-to-date, reflecting the most recent research in the area. Part I covers the main theoretical issues affecting cost-benefit analysis. Part II considers the problem of ascribing a monetary value to things. The third part covers six separate case studies drawn from real-life examples. The book begins with an extended elementary introduction written by the editors.

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This new book of readings covers all the main problems that arise in a typical cost-benefit exercise. It is entirely up-to-date, reflecting the most recent research in the area. The book begins with an extended elementary introduction written by the editors. It provides an introduction both to the subject and to the readings themselves, showing how cost-benefit analysis might be applied to a specific real-life problem.

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