Social Cost-Benefit Analysis in Australia and New Zealand : The State of Current Practice and What Needs to Be Done.

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.

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.

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