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This volume presents a set of general principles and methodologies that can be used when conducting an economic analysis of transportation, health, and education projects. It also explains how to assess their environmental impact. Although aimed at project analysts, it is written in such a way as to be accessible to anyone concerned with resource allocation and sustainability. Examples are drawn from actual projects of the World Bank and other institutions. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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'Economic Analysis of Investment Operations' presents general principles and methodologies that are applicable across sectors, including quantitative risk analysis. It provides both theory and practice about how to evaluate transportation, health, and education projects; and explains how to assess the environmental impact of projects. It provides a fresh look at the tools of project analysis and explains how to apply quantitative analysis of costs and benefits from multiple perspectives—including the private sector, the public sector, bankers, and the country as a whole. The examples used to illustrate the principles are drawn from actual projects of the World Bank and other institutions.
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