COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND PUBLIC EXPENDITURE

THE ORIGIN OF THE CONCEPT OF COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS IN RELATION TO PUBLIC EXPENDITURE IS DISCUSSED. SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED WITH IT ARE OUTLINED. SOME MAJOR APPLICATIONS OF COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS ARE THE UNITED STATES WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, BRITISH TRANSPORT STUDIES, AND THE VICTORIA LINE STUDY. APPLICATIONS TO LAND USE AND TOWN PLANNING PROBLEMS ARE LAND CONSERVATION, FLATS TO SAVE LAND, THE BUCHANAN APPROACH, AND REGIONAL PLANNING /RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Eaton Paper 8, 44 PP, 89 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Economic Affairs

  2 Lord North Street, Westminster
  London SW1,   England 
• Authors:
  • Peters, G H
• Publication Date: 1966-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; City planning; Development; Expenditures; Land use; Public works; Transportation planning; Water resources
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00200921
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 5 1970 12:00AM