TY - BOOK AU - Dobes,Leo AU - Leung,Joanne AU - Argyrous,George TI - Social Cost-Benefit Analysis in Australia and New Zealand: The State of Current Practice and What Needs to Be Done SN - 9781760460204 AV - JQ4031 .D634 2016 U1 - 354.94 PY - 2016/// CY - Canberra PB - ANU Press KW - Public administration-Australia KW - Public administration-New Zealand KW - Cost effectiveness-Social aspects KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4562282 ER -