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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463037503321

Autore

Mishan E. J (Edward J.), <1917-, >

Titolo

Economic efficiency and social welfare : selected essays on fundamental aspects of the economic theory of social welfare / / E.J. Mishan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

0-203-80283-7

1-136-62955-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Collana

Routledge revivals

Disciplina

330.155

Soggetti

Welfare economics

Externalities (Economics)

Economic development projects - Evaluation

Cost effectiveness

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 1981 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Economic criteria -- pt. 2. Economic rent or surplus -- pt. 3. Externalities -- pt. 4. Project evaluation -- pt. 5. Reflections on economic efficiency and social welfare.

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1981, Professor Mishan's Economic Efficiency and Social Welfare: Selected Essays on Fundamental Aspects of the Economic Theory of Social Welfare is a collection of 22 pioneering essays written while the author was teaching at the London School of Economics and chosen to indicate landmarks in the development of his own thought. Professor Mishan, who also enjoys an international reputation as a popular writer on the impact of modern economic growth on social welfare, is among the foremost authorities in the field of resource allocation, and his influence in his sub