The ethics and politics of environmental cost-benefit analysis [electronic resource] / Karine Nyborg.

Basics
Introduction
The purpose of a project analysis
Types of analysis
Efficiency
Measurement of utility and welfare
Utility
Social welfare
Equal welfare weights
Benefits measured in environmental units
Disagreement
Willingness to pay for the social good
The main message so far
CBA and democratic decision-making
Democratic decision-making
Sufficient background information
Indicators
Politicians' attitudes to CBA
Recommendations
What to do?
Concluding remarks.