How suitable is CBA for the ex-ante evaluation of transport projects and policies? A discussion from the perspective of ethics

Transport Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  van Wee, Bert ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CBA; Critics; Ethics; Utilitarianism

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

EID: 80052833683     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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