| Description |
xiv, 176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Alan Williams and Emilio Giardina -- Pt. I. General Methodology. 1. Public and private sector project appraisal: a comparative evaluation / David Mayston. 2. Cost-benefit analysis and the theory of resource allocation / Salvatore Enrico Battiato. 3. Information precision and multicriteria evaluation methods / G. Munda, P. Nijkamp and P. Rietveld. 4. Cost-benefit analysis: applied welfare economics or general decision aid? / Alan Williams -- Pt. II. Particular Applications. 5. Cost-benefit analysis of transport projects / Chris Nash. 6. Cost-benefit analysis in health and health care: fine in practice, but does is work in theory? / Michael F. Drummond -- Pt. III. Policy Context. 7. Project finance and decentralization in public investment / David Mayston and Gilberto Muraro. 8. The role of analysts in the public investment decision-making process / Giacomo Pignataro. 9. The public decision-making process and cost-benefit analysis / Ilde Rizzo |
| Summary |
Critical assessment of the role of CBA in improving the efficiency of public-sector investment appraisal. Examines some of the proposed alternatives including multi-criteria techniques |
| Analysis |
Europe |
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Public finance Expenditure |
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Europe |
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Public finance Expenditure |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Expenditures, Public -- Cost effectiveness.
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Government spending policy.
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Cost-Benefit Analysis.
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Financing, Government.
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Public Sector.
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| Author |
Giardina, Emilio.
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Williams, Alan, 1927-2005.
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| LC no. |
92042192 |
| ISBN |
1852788127 |
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