Economic efficiency and social welfare : selected essays on fundamental aspects of the economic theory of social welfare / E.J. Mishan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mishan, E. J. (Edward J.), 1917- author.

Series:

Routledge revivals.

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Welfare economics.

Externalities (Economics).

Economic development projects--Evaluation.

Economic development projects.

Cost effectiveness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1981, Professor Mishan's Economic Efficiency and Social Welfare: Selected Essays on Fundamental Aspects of the Economic Theory of Social Welfare is a collection of 22 pioneering essays written while the author was teaching at the London School of Economics and chosen to indicate landmarks in the development of his own thought. Professor Mishan, who also enjoys an international reputation as a popular writer on the impact of modern economic growth on social welfare, is among the foremost authorities in the field of resource allocation, and his influence in his sub

Contents:

pt. 1. Economic criteria

pt. 2. Economic rent or surplus

pt. 3. Externalities

pt. 4. Project evaluation

pt. 5. Reflections on economic efficiency and social welfare.

Notes:

"First published in 1981 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-62954-8

0-203-80283-7

1-136-62955-6

9780203802830

OCLC:

847140133