BENEFIT/COST ANALYSIS EFFICIENCY-EQUITY ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION
This article examines the application of Benefit-Cost Analysis to public sector decision making, specifically in the area of transportation projects and to public choice in general. Section I discusses the theoretical problems in use of B/C as an efficiency measure while Section II (Bay Area Rapid Transit) and Section III (Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway) describe public project examples. Section IV reviews the issue of equity as a factor in B/C analysis. Section V presents conclusions regarding the use of B/C in public choice.
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Corporate Authors:
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Faculty of Commerce
Vancouver, British Columbia Canada -
Authors:
- SAGNER, J S
- Publication Date: 1980
Media Info
- Features: Tables;
- Pagination: p. 339-388
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Serial:
- LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
- Volume: 16
- Issue Number: 4
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Analysis; Benefit cost analysis; Decision making; Economic analysis; Government funding; Governments; Inland waterways; Planning
- Identifier Terms: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
- Old TRIS Terms: Analytical techniques; Government planning
- Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00330155
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 15 1981 12:00AM