The ethics and politics of environmental cost-benefit analysis - Nyborg, Karine, 1962- (London : Routledge, 2012)
Basics -- Introduction -- The purpose of a project analysis -- Types of analysis -- Efficiency -- Measurement of utility and welfare -- Utility -- Social welfare -- Equal welfare weights -- Benefits measured in environmental units -- Disagreement -- Willingness to pay for the social good -- The main message so far -- CBA and democratic decision-making -- Democratic decision-making -- Sufficient background information -- Indicators -- Politicians' attitudes to CBA -- Recommendations -- What to do? -- Concluding remarks.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Environmental protection -- Estimates; Environmental policy -- Cost effectiveness; Political ethics; Electronic books