Cost-Benefit Analysis: Theory and Application [Book Review].

Levin, Henry M.

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ERIC Number: EJ551421

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Cost-Benefit Analysis: Theory and Application [Book Review].

Levin, Henry M.

Evaluation and Program Planning, v20 n3 p288-90 Aug 1997

The focus in this book is on steering a course between rigorous definitions and theory and applied attempts to measure costs and benefits in the real world. As an introduction to the concepts underlying cost-benefit analysis, this volume is well-written and comprehensive for a book of its length. (SLD)

Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Data Analysis, Economic Impact, Efficiency, Organizational Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness, Systems Analysis, Theories

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Language: English

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Note: Reviews "Cost-Benefit Analysis: Theory and Application" by Tevfik F. Nas. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1996.