A PRIMER FOR BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS

Book ID/图书代码： 13B61350

English Summary/英文概要： Benefit-cost analysis (BCA) is the best technique for analyzing proposed or previously enacted projects to determine whether undertaking them is in the public interest, or for choosing between two or more mutually exclusive projects. An introduction to BCA for students as well as practitioners, this accessible volume describes the underlying economic theory and legal and philosophical foundations of BCA.BCA provides an objective framework around which discussion, correction and amendment can take place. Stated simply, it is the calculation of values for all the inputs into and outputs from a project and then the subtraction of the first from the second.The authors’ goal here is to take the mystery out of the process. They discuss practical issues of market-based valuation and aggregation, non-market valuation, practical applications of general equilibrium models, issues in discounting, and the impacts of risk and uncertainty in BCA. They also provide a list of resources and case studies looking at ethanol and the use of cellular phones by drivers. Straightforward in style and cutting-edge in coverage, this volume will be highly usable both as a text and a reference. Advanced undergraduates and masters students in public policy, public administration, economics and health care administration programs will find this a valuable resource. It will also be of great use to agencies that perform benefit-cost analyses.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 收益-开支分析（BCA）是一种最佳的分析技能，可以推动或预先通过项目，确定实施该项目将是否符合公众利益，也可帮助你在两个或是更多的相互独立的项目中做出选择。本书是一本BCA入门指南，适用于学生及相关从业人员，书中将对涉及的经济学理论、法律知识、及其哲学基础进行论述。BCA将为我们提供一个客观的实用框架，在此基础之上我们可以展开讨论，进行错误纠正及修补完善。简而言之，即对某一项目中的所有价值输入与输出进行计算，随后用输出减去输入。作者在此处的用意便是揭开这一过程中的神秘面纱。他们将对基于市场基础的价值、总和、非市场价值、实际在一般均衡类模型中的运用、折扣问题以及BCA过程中的风险与不确定性因素的影响进行探讨。书中还将提供一系列对乙醇及驾驶员使用手机进行的案例分析。本书不仅文风简洁直白，涉猎范围也十分尖端，独一无二，相信不论是作为文章还是参考书来阅读，本书都是极具价值的。如果你是公共关系、公共管理、经济及健康管理专业的研究生或深入研究者，那么你会发现本书十分受用。同样本书也将极为适用于进行收益-开支分析的相关机构部门。（DC）

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