LEADER 03548oam 2200685I 450 001 9910800069003321 005 20230725023245.0 010 $a1-135-16661-7 010 $a1-135-16662-5 010 $a1-282-57181-8 010 $a9786612571817 010 $a0-203-85968-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203859681 035 $a(CKB)2670000000013790 035 $a(EBL)496340 035 $a(OCoLC)609858991 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000358406 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11265261 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000358406 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10377144 035 $a(PQKB)10199407 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC496340 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL496340 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10382541 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL257181 035 $a(OCoLC)643061912 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000013790 100 $a20180706d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCost-benefit analysis of multi-level government $ethe case of EU cohesion policy and of US federal investment policies /$fAlessandro Ferrara 210 1$aNew York ;$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (353 p.) 225 0 $aRoutledge studies in the modern world economy Cost-benefit analysis of multi-level government 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-74356-7 311 $a0-415-56821-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 Rates 327 $aPart 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; Index 330 $aThis book provides an original framework to assess public investment policies co-financed by Union (Federal) governments. This framework is applied to two important case studies: the EU Cohesion Policy and the US Federal Investment Policies.Cost-Benefit Analysis of Multi-Level Government sheds light on a number of outstanding issues of economic theory by extending the theory of shadow prices, and provides guidance to real-world decision makers. In particular, the following questions are addressed:Under which theoretical circumstances, higher leve 410 0$aRoutledge studies in the modern world economy ;$v80. 606 $aPublic investments$zEurope 606 $aPublic investments$zUnited States 606 $aPublic investments$xCost effectiveness 615 0$aPublic investments 615 0$aPublic investments 615 0$aPublic investments$xCost effectiveness. 676 $a352.4/3 700 $aFerrara$b Alessandro$f1953-,$0120349 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910800069003321 996 $aCost-benefit analysis of multi-level government$93873909 997 $aUNINA