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.

• 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
• 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