Economists and others have long believed that by balancing the costs of such public goods as air quality and wilderness areas against their benefits, informed policy choices can be made. But the problem of putting a dollar value on cleaner air or water and other goods not sold in the marketplace has been a major stumbling block. Mitchell and Carson, for reasons presented in this book, argue that at this time the contingent valuation (CV) method offers the most promising approach for determining public willingness to pay for many public goods---an approach likely to succeed, if used carefully, where other methods may fail. The result of ten years of research by the authors aimed at assessing how surveys might best be used to value public goods validly and reliably, this book makes a major contribution to what constitutes best practice in CV surveys. Mitchell and Carson begin by introducing the contingent valuation method, describing how it works and the nature of the benefits it can be used to measure, comparing it to other methods for measuring benefits, and examining the data-gathering technique on which it is based---survey research. Placing contingent valuation in the larger context of welfare theory, the authors examine how the CV method impels a deeper understanding of willingness-to-pay versus willingness-to-accept compensation measures, the possibility of existence values for public goods, the role of uncertainty in benefit valuation, and the question of whether a consumer goods market or a political goods market (referenda) should be emulated. In developing a CV methodology, the authors deal with issues of broader significance to survey research. Their model of respondent error is relevant to current efforts to frame a theory of response behavior and bias typology will interest those considering the cognitive aspects of answering survey questions. Mitchell and Carson conclude that the contingent valuation method can obtain valid valuation information on public goods, but only if the method is applied in a way that addresses the potential sources of error and bias. They end their book by providing guidelines for CV practitioners, a list of questions that should be asked by any decision maker who wishes to use the findings of a CV study, and suggestions for new applications of contingent valuation. Additional features include a comprehensive bibliography of the CV literature and an appendix summarizing more than 100 CV studies.

Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart star as a bereaved couple in this tear-jerking drama adapted by David Lindsay-Abaire from his own Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Becca and Howie Corbett (Kidman and Eckhart) are a happily married couple whose lives are shattered when their four-year-old son is killed in a car accident. The film, which picks up the story eight months after the accident, charts the very different and often unexpected ways in which the pair go through the painful and messy process of acceptance and healing. Sandra Oh and Dianne Wiest co-star.

This much-loved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical tells the story of carnival barker Billy Bigelow, who is killed committing an armed robbery in order to provide for his baby girl. Years later Billy is allowed to return to Earth for his daughter's graduation. Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones and Cameron Mitchell star. Songs included are 'If I Love You', 'Soliloquy', and 'You'll Never Walk Alone'.

The Shooting (1966)
Willett Gashade is an ex-bounty hunter who returns home and is met by Coley, a cowboy who has just witnessed the death of his best friend. When a mysterious woman arrives, Gashade and Coley agree to escort her through the Utah desert but things turn nasty when a ruthless bounty hunter joins the party.

Ride In The Whirlwind (1966)
Three desperados, Wes, Vern, and Otis, become friendly with a group of outlaws who have just robbed a stagecoach led by Blind Dick. But the friendship leads to trouble when a band of roughnecks out to capture the thieves assume that the innocent men participated in the crime.

The Wild Ride (1960)
Johnny Varron is a smart-mouthed, arrogant punk from a gang of hot-rodders, who rules his gang with an iron hand. However, his obsession with controlling the gang leads to kidnapping, a high-speed car chase and ends in tragedy.

Flight To Fury (1964)
Joe Gaines becomes entangled in a dangerous web of deceit when a bag of jewels enters his life after meeting the outgoing Jay Wickham in a casino.

Studs Lonigan (1960)
The action takes place in the slums of Chicago's South Side in the 1920s, and centres on the growing pains of Studs Lonigan, including his tempestuous relationship with his father, as as well as his attempts to make easy money and his womanising ways.

The entire Seventies miniseries adaptation of Anne Sewell's classic novel is brought together here on two tapes. Black Beauty is a fine, handsome horse who goes through many trials and tribulations at the hand of cruel or neglectful masters. Although mistreated, Beauty is always loyal and faithful, and eventually finds his reward when he is taken in by kindly owners who are appreciative of his noble spirit.

Collection of films starring Doris Day. In 'Please Don't Eat the Daisies' (1960) Day stars as housewife Kate McKay, who moves out of New York to the suburbs with her husband Larry (David Niven) and their four sons. However, when Kate finds out Larry has been keeping up a partying lifestyle in the city and has been seen out with Broadway star Deborah Vaughan (Janis Paige), she begins to suspect he is up to no good. In the lighthearted musical 'Calamity Jane' (1953), Day stars as the famous female sharpshooter who would rather hit targets than chase men - until she falls for 'Wild Bill' Hickok (Howard Keel), who would rather shoot Indians than chase after a tomboy like Calamity Jane. The film features the Oscar-winning song 'Secret Love'. In 'The Glass Bottom Boat' (1966) Bruce Templeton (Rod Taylor) is the boss of a research lab who hires the object of his affections, Jennifer Nelson (Day), to be his biographer in an effort to get close to her. Things don't work out as Bruce plans when his friend General Wallace Bleeker (Edward Andrews) tells him that he suspects Jennifer of being a Russian spy. In 'Young Man With a Horn' (1950) Kirk Douglas stars as trumpet player Rick Martin. Rick takes his music very seriously and becomes a star but soon he finds himself in trouble as a result of his passion for jazz, his fiery temper and getting mixed up with singer Jo Jordan (Day) and her friend Amy North (Lauren Bacall). 'Love Me Or Leave Me' (1955) tells the story of singer Ruth Etting (Day) who rose to fame as a movie star in the 1920s. Unfortunately her success was not just down to her talent as she was involved with notorious mobster Marty Sydney (James Cagney) who helped make her famous but made her life miserable. In 'Billy Rose's Jumbo' (1962) Day stars as Kitty Wonder, a girl who runs a circus with her father, Pop (Jimmy Durante). Their business is in dire trouble due to Pop's gambling and they soon begin to lose most of their acts to a rival circus run by John Noble (Dean Jagger). Kitty and Pop still have their star attraction, Jumbo the elephant, and a new wire walker named Sam Rawlins (Stephen Boyd) who Kitty takes a shine to. Sam, however, is not who he appears to be...