Project Analysis in Developing Countries

✍ Scribed by Steve Curry, John Weiss (auth.)

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 324
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Investment projects are an important mechanism for economic development. However, their costs and benefits must be assessed to ensure that the resources committed are being used as productively as possible. This book explains the techniques available to assess the economic impact of projects in developing countries. It draws on the authors experience in teaching and applying these techniques and combines relevant economic theory with a clear understanding of what can be done in practice. The book aims to make existing techniques readily accessible to both students and practitioners.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Main Features of Projects, Project Resource Statements and Financial Statements....Pages 11-43
Project Criteria....Pages 44-73
National Economic Returns and the Use of Shadow Prices....Pages 74-91
World Price System of Economic Analysis....Pages 92-128
Domestic Price System of Economic Analysis....Pages 129-163
Non-traded Outputs and External Effects....Pages 164-186
Uncertainty....Pages 187-199
Income Distribution Effects of Projects....Pages 200-226
Savings and Income Distribution....Pages 227-246
National Economic Parameters....Pages 247-273
Limitations and Conclusions....Pages 274-280
Back Matter....Pages 281-306

✦ Subjects

Development Economics; Project Management