Social cost-benefit analysis in Australia and New Zealand : the state of current practice and what needs to be done / Leo Dobes, Joanne Leung, George Argyrous.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dobes, Leo, author.

Argyrous, George, author.

Leung, Joanne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--Australia.

Public administration.

Public administration--New Zealand.

Cost effectiveness--Social aspects.

Cost effectiveness.

New Zealand.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

ANU Press 2016

Acton, ACT : ANU E Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

All is not well with the evaluation of government programs and projects. Resources available to any society are limited. If governments are to increase the well-being of their citizens, they must be able to select and implement the socially most beneficial projects and policies. But many government agencies lack the expertise to carry out a cost-benefit analysis, or even to commission one. Commercial consultants, on the other hand, often have some analytical expertise, but are not immune from adopting approaches that accommodate the proclivities of their client agencies. In order to increase analytical rigour and methodological consistency, this publication urges the adoption of a ‘belts and braces’ set of protocols for use in project evaluation.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Tables and figures

Introduction

Professional perspectives on harmonisation and cost‑benefit analysis in Australia and New Zealand

Potential approaches to harmonisation

A framework approach to harmonisation

What not to do: a 'belts and braces' enhancement of harmonisation

Conclusions and recommendations

Appendices

Appendix 1: Sources of information

Appendix 2: Multi‑criteria analysis

Appendix 3: Wider economic impacts in the transport sector

Appendix 4: Social discount rates

Appendix 5: Greenhouse gas emissions

Appendix 6: Uncertainty, risk and sensitivity

Appendix 7: Deadweight economic loss caused by raising revenue for projects and programs

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781760460204

1760460206

OCLC:

944226284

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_610768