Cost-benefit analysis, environmental policy, and emerging economies
By: edited by Michael A. Livermore, Richard L. Revesz
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780199934386
Subjects: Cost effectiveness
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Foreword; title: Cost-benefit analysis goes global; title: Valuation issues; title: CBA in developing countries : what's different; title: The benefit-transfer approach; title: Debates over discounting; title: The shape of distributional analysis; title: Institutional matters; title: Who decides?; title: Cost-benefit analysis and regulatory cooperation; title: The cross-cultural roots of CBA; title: Building public governance capacity; title: Case studies in pollution control; title: Fuel standards in Mexico; title: Urban air quality challenges in South Africa; title: Air pollution in Singapore; title: Compliance costs for climate mitigation in Brazil; title: Case studies in protection of natural resource; title: Infrastructure projects in the Brazilian Amazon; title: Resettlement policy in Southeast Asia; title: Water management initiatives in China; title: Water projects in India; title: Assessing dams in Panama; title: Carbon revenues and forest cover loss in Liberia; title: Paths forward; title: Research, capacity, and politics.