Benefits Assessment - The State of the Art (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)

In recent years there has been substantial interest in benefits assessment methods, especially as these methods are used to assess health, safety, and environmental issues. At least part of this interest can be traced to Executive Order 12291, issued by President Ronald Reagan in 1981. This Executive Order requires Federal agencies to perform benefits assessments of pro posed major regulations and prohibits them from taking regulatory action unless potential benefits exceed potential costs to society. Heightened interest in benefits assessment methods has in tum given rise to greater recognition of the inherent difficulties in performing such assess ments. For example, many benefits that are intuitively felt to be most important are also among the most difficult to measure. It can be difficult to identify the full range of both benefits and costs. The choice of an appro priate discount rate for comparing benefits and costs over time is proble matic. Even when benefits are quantifiable in principle and agreement can be reached on their valuation, required d,ata may not be available. Thus considerable uncertainty is built into most benefit estimates, even when they are based on the best available data. In light of the complexities and difficulties associated with the perform ance of a benefits assessment, this book reviews the current state of theoretical and methodological knowledge in the field. The review is extensive in that it covers over fifty years of research, theoretical develop ment, and practice.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Risk, Governance and Society, 1
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	1986
Editors:	J.D. Bentkover • V.T Covello • J.L. Mumpower
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	236
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
ISBN-13:	978-9401085151
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Operational research
LSN:	9401085153
Barcode:	9789401085151

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