| Description |
xvi, 199 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
I. Theoretical Foundation of Ordinary and Modified Discounting. 1. Foundation of Discounting. 2. Search for an Appropriate Discount Rate. 3. The Tyranny of an Untrue and Unjust Theory: Ordinary Discounting. 4. Modified, or Just, Discounting -- II. Application of Ordinary and Modified Discounting Methods to Real-Life Projects. 5. Economics of Nuclear Waste Disposal. 6. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Afforestation in the United Kingdom. 7. Cost-Benefit Analysis of an Agricultural Project - Arterial and Field Drainage. 8. Optimal Forest Rotation Problem. 9. Economic Appraisal of Transport Projects -- App. 1. The Ordinary Discount Factors -- App. 2. Discount Factors for the United Kingdom on the Basis of MDM |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Decision making.
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Economic policy.
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Environmental policy.
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Errors.
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Social choice.
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Time and economic reactions.
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| LC no. |
96046714 |
| ISBN |
1567200907 |
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