Ethics and politics of environmental cost-benefit analysis

Nyborg, Karine 1962-

Ethics and politics of environmental cost-benefit analysis - London Routledge 2012 - xii,128p. 23 cm.

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.

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Environmental protection--Estimates and costs.
Environmental policy--Cost effectiveness.
Political ethics.

HC79.E5 / N93 2012

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