03548oam 2200685I 450 991082850100332120230725023245.01-135-16661-71-135-16662-51-282-57181-897866125718170-203-85968-510.4324/9780203859681 (CKB)2670000000013790(EBL)496340(OCoLC)609858991(SSID)ssj0000358406(PQKBManifestationID)11265261(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000358406(PQKBWorkID)10377144(PQKB)10199407(MiAaPQ)EBC496340(Au-PeEL)EBL496340(CaPaEBR)ebr10382541(CaONFJC)MIL257181(OCoLC)643061912(EXLCZ)99267000000001379020180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCost-benefit analysis of multi-level government the case of EU cohesion policy and of US federal investment policies /Alessandro FerraraNew York ;London :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (353 p.)Routledge studies in the modern world economy Cost-benefit analysis of multi-level government Description based upon print version of record.0-415-74356-7 0-415-56821-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Disclaimer; Dedication; Contents; Figures, Tables, and Charts; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Part I Introduction; 1 The Economic Theory of Shadow Pricing; Part II Case Studies; 2 The Cohesion Policy of the European Union; 3 The Federal Investment Policies of the United States of America; Part III The New Theoretical Framework; 4 The Case for EU Intervention: discussion; 5 The Case for EU Intervention: formalization; 6 The Impact of EU Intervention; 7 Welfare Weights; 8 Social Discount Rates; 9 Shadow Wage RatesPart IV Theoretical Insights and Policy Implications10 Theoretical Insights and Extensions; 11 Insights and Methodological Directions for the Case Studies; Appendix to Chapter 5; Appendix to Chapter 6; Appendix to Chapter 9; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis book provides an original framework to assess public investment policies co-financed by Union (Federal) governments. This framework is applied to two important case studies: the EU Cohesion Policy and the US Federal Investment Policies.Cost-Benefit Analysis of Multi-Level Government sheds light on a number of outstanding issues of economic theory by extending the theory of shadow prices, and provides guidance to real-world decision makers. In particular, the following questions are addressed:Under which theoretical circumstances, higher leveRoutledge studies in the modern world economy ;80.Public investmentsEuropePublic investmentsUnited StatesPublic investmentsCost effectivenessPublic investmentsPublic investmentsPublic investmentsCost effectiveness.352.4/3Ferrara Alessandro1953-,120349MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828501003321Cost-benefit analysis of multi-level government4109196UNINA