Title: The globalization of cost-benefit analysis in environmental policy /
Authors: Werker Eric.; Livermore, Michael A.; Revesz, Richard L., 1958-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Economic development Developing countries; Environmental policy Developing countries; Cost effectiveness.
Abstract: This text argues in favour of using cost-benefit analysis globally and examines the positive impact it can have in developing countries using relevant case studies. The book discusses the potential for cost-benefit analysis to provoke a global shift toward stronger and more effective economic policies.
Contents: Global cost-benefit analysis / Michael A. Livermore, A.J. Glusman, and Gonzalo Moyano -- Cost-benefit analysis in developing countries : what's different? / Euston Quah -- The benefit-transfer approach : valuing health risks in sub-Saharan Africa / Lisa A. Robinson and James K. Hammitt -- Putting a price on the future of our children and grandchildren / Maria Damon, Kristina Mohlin, and Thomas Sterner -- The shape of distributional analysis / Michael A. Livermore and Jennifer S. Rosenberg -- Changing faces of cost-benefit analysis : alternative institutional settings and varied social and political contexts / Jiunn-Rong Yeh -- Is there a role for cost-benefit analysis beyond the nation-state? : lessons from international regulatory cooperation / Alberto Alemanno -- The diffusion of regulatory oversight / Jonathan B. Weiner -- The role of the OECD in capacity building for public governance : insights from the MENA-OECD Working Group on Regulatory Reform / Miriam Allam --^