Richard Layard / Stephen Glaister (eds.)

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Herausgeber: Glaister, Stephen; Richard, Layard; Layard, Richard

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 508
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. März 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 867g
• ISBN-13: 9780521466745
• ISBN-10: 0521466741
• Artikelnr.: 21596223

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction; Part II. Theoretical Issues: 1. Policy reform, shadow
prices and market prices J. Drèze and N. Stern; 2. Feasibility constraints:
foreign exchange shadow wages A. K. Sen; 3. The rate of discount for cost
benefit analysis and the theory of the second best J. E. Stiglitz; 4.
Uncertainty and the evaluation of public investment decisions K. J. Arrow
and R. C. Lind; 5. Allowing for income distributions R. Layard and A. A.
Walters; 6. Project appraisal and planning twenty years on I. M. D. Little
and J. A. Mirrlees; Part III. How to Value Things: 7. Research into the
value of time The MVA Consultancy et al.; 8. The theory of equalising
differences S. Rosen; 9. The economics of safety and physical risk M. W.
Jones-Lee; 10. The environment and emerging development issues P. Dasgupta
and K. Maler; 11. Resource depletion, research and development, and the
social rate of discount P. Dasgupta; Part IV. Case Studies: 12. Enhancing
the performance of the deregulated air transportation system S. A. Morrison
and C. Winston; 13. Pricing and congestion: economic principles relevant to
pricing roads D. Newbery; 14. The allocation of urban transport subsidy S.
Glaister; 15. QUALYs and equity-efficiency tradeoff A. Wagstaff; 16. Water
vending activities in developing countries D. Whittington, D. T. Lauria, D.
A. Okun and X. Mu; 17. Assessing the social rate of return from investment
in temperate zone forestry D. W. Pearce.