The ethics and politics of environmental cost-benefit analysis - Nyborg, Karine, 1962- (New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2012)
1. Introduction -- 2. The purpose of a project analysis -- 3. Types of analysis -- 4. Efficiency -- 5. Utility -- 6. Social welfare -- 7. Equal welfare weights -- 8. Benefits measured in environmental units -- 9. Disagreement -- 10. Willingness to pay for the social good -- 11. The main message so far -- 12. Democratic decision-making -- 13. Sufficient background information -- 14. Indicators -- 15. Politicians' attitudes to CBA -- 16. What to do? -- 17. Concluding remarks.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [122]-126) and index.
Also available in print edition.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Keywords: Environmental protection -- Estimates and costs; Environmental policy -- Cost effectiveness; Political ethics; Electronic books