All is not well with the evaluation of government programs and projects. Resources available to any society are limited. If governments are to increase the well-being of their citizens, they must be able to select and implement the socially most beneficial projects and policies. But many government agencies lack the expertise to carry out a cost-benefit analysis, or even to commission one. Commercial consultants, on the other hand, often have some analytical expertise, but are not immune from adopting approaches that accommodate the proclivities of their client agencies. In order to increase analytical rigour and methodological consistency, this publication urges the adoption of a 'belts and braces' set of protocols for use in project evaluation.

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Information

Publisher

ANU Press

Year

2016

ISBN

9781760460204

Edition

Topic

Politics & International Relations

Subtopic

Public Affairs & Administration

Index

Politics & International Relations

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Tables and figures
Introduction
Professional perspectives on harmonisation and cost‑benefit analysis in Australia and New Zealand
Potential approaches to harmonisation
A framework approach to harmonisation
What not to do: a ‘belts and braces’ enhancement of harmonisation
Conclusions and recommendations
Appendices
Appendix 1: Sources of information
Appendix 2: Multi‑criteria analysis
Appendix 3: Wider economic impacts in the transport sector
Appendix 4: Social discount rates
Appendix 5: Greenhouse gas emissions
Appendix 6: Uncertainty, risk and sensitivity
Appendix 7: Deadweight economic loss caused by raising revenue for projects and programs
References