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Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Survey

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  • A. R. Prest
  • R. Turvey

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The order of discussion in this survey article will be as follows: in I we shall outline the development and scope of the subject in general terms; II will be concerned with general principles; in III we shall survey particular applications of cost-benefit techniques, examining the uses made of them in a variety of fields—water-supply projects, transport, land usage, health, education, research, etc. We shall proceed to a general summing up in IV, and conclude with a bibliography.

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  • A. R. Prest & R. Turvey, 1966. "Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Survey," Palgrave Macmillan Books,, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-00210-8_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-00210-8_5
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    1. K.G. Willis, 1985. "Estimating the Benefits of Job Creation from Local Investment Subsidies," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 22(2), pages 163-177, April.
    2. McKusick, Robert & Bills, Nelson & Clark, Richard & Jones, Clifford & Niehaus, Robert & Palmer, Charles & Stipe, Sterling & Wilkins, John & Zygadlo, Linda, 1978. "Regional Development and Plan Evaluation: The Use of Input-Output Analysis," Economics Statistics and Cooperative Services (ESCS) Reports 321952, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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