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035			_a(OCoLC)988857430
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050		4	_aHD3857
100	1		_aKeating, Barry, _d1945-, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aBasic cost benefit analysis for assessing local public projects / _cBarry P. Keating and Maryann O. Keating.
250			_aSecond edition.
264		1	_aNew York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : _bBusiness Expert Press, _c[(c)2017.]
300			_a1 online resource (128 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
490	1		_aEconomics collection, _x2163-7628
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 119-124) and index.
505	0		_a1. An introduction to cost-benefit analysis -- _t2. Cost-benefit analysis and individual preferences -- _t3. Time preference and the discount rate -- _t4. Measuring costs and benefits -- _t5. Shadow pricing -- _t6. Potential pitfalls in cost benefit analysis -- _t7. Introducing cost benefit analysis to the nonspecialist -- _t8. Cost benefit analysis of proposed new regulations -- _t9. Case study: contracting versus a municipal animal control shelter -- _t10. Case study: cost benefit analysis for a forty acre industrial park intended to spawn economic development and jobs -- _t11. Case study: establishing a recreational program for the disabled -- _tAppendix: some numerical background -- _tNotes -- _tBibliography -- _tIndex.
506			_aAccess restricted to authorized users and institutions.
520	3		_aCost benefit analysis (CBA) is often expected or required for government projects. On the state and local level, the technique is useful for assessing the worthiness of a specific policy proposal. The accounting and analysis of large-scale technical projects require specialized training; in this manual, we offer a nontheoretical introduction to CBA, accessible to readers without an advanced statistical or economic background. The book is designed as a how-to primer in the basics of CBA for local officials who actually evaluate proposals or merely interpret reports using CBA. A Reference List is provided for further study. There is a critical need for officials and the general public to question assumptions, biases, and omissions in proposals submitted by those advocating for certain projects. Tax revenue is limited and government debt at some point becomes unsustainable. CBA is rooted in and has little or no value apart from the economic concepts of cost and resource efficiency, but our goal here is not to stress underlying economic theory. Rather, this manual is designed to explain the correct use and interpretation of CBA, pointing out CBA's limitations and pitfalls. Properly employed, CBA is simply a method for assessing a proposal prior to a collective-choice decision. The CBA process uncovers and measures the intensity of values that residents place on certain services. It attempts to measure net benefits to be derived from a specific proposal relative to an alternative project or the default option of doing nothing. Because standard statistical packages, spreadsheets, and graphical analyses are now generally available, CBA, as a tool, has become more accessible for small projects on a local level. Case studies, presented in the final chapters of this book, represent typical proposals confronted by local officials. Included are instructions for using computer spreadsheets to build basic cost benefit models and an Appendix on the step-by-step process for discounting future costs and benefits. Completing this book will allow a student or local government decision maker to understand and construct a simple CBA model. They will also be able to evaluate more extensive CBA models for accuracy and shortcomings.
530			_a2 _ub
530			_aAlso available in printing.
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
538			_aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.
588			_aTitle from PDF title page (viewed on June 2, 2017).
650		0	_aPublic works _xCost effectiveness.
653			_abenefits ratio
653			_acost benefit analysis (CBA)
653			_acost effectiveness analysis
653			_adiscount rate
653			_aeconomic efficiency
653			_aexistence values
653			_aexternal or social benefits
653			_aexternal or social costs
653			_aexternalities or spillovers
653			_agovernment failure
653			_ahedonic valuation
653			_ahypothetical contingent valuation
653			_alocal government
653			_amarket failure
653			_anet discounted benefits
653			_apositive time preference
653			_apresent value of benefits
653			_apresent value of costs
653			_aproject evaluation
653			_aregulatory capture
653			_arent seeking
653			_asensitivity analysis
653			_asocial welfare functions
653			_astanding
653			_awillingness to accept
653			_awillingness to pay
655		0	_a[genre]
655		0	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aKeating, Maryann O., _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781631578816
830		0	_aEconomics collection. _x2163-7628
856	4	0	_uhttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ciu.edu?url=https://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/BEPB0000616.html
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902			_c1 _dCynthia Snell