Benefit-cost analysis is at heart a subject of practicality and usefulness. With this in mind, the editor has chosen the most relevant previously published articles for these volumes. Having explored the theoretical and ethical underpinnings of the subject, the book then addresses some major...

Recommended readings (Machine generated): Paul A. Samuelson (1954), 'The Pure Theory of Public Expenditure', Review of Economics and Statistics, 36 (4), November, 387-9 -- Francis M. Bator (1958), 'The Anatomy of Market Failure', Quarterly Journal of Economics, LXXII (3), August, 351-79 --...

Recommended readings (Machine generated): Bruno S. Frey and Werner W. Pommerehne (1984), 'The Hidden Economy: State and Prospects for Measurement', Review of Income and Wealth, 30 (1), March, 1-23 -- Ann D. Witte (1987), 'The Nature and Extent of Unrecorded Activity: A Survey Concentrating on...