| schema:description | "内容記述: Part I. Theoretical Foundations for Policy Analysis: Chapter 1. Public Policy and the Problem of Collective Action: Introduction; A Simple Taxonomy of Collective Action Problems; Collective Action and Public Policy; Institutions; Institutions, Markets, and Politics; Summary; Key Concepts; Discussion Questions; Suggestions for Further Reading; Endnotes; Chapter 2. Markets and Collective Action: The Economic Setting: Introduction; Economic Rationality and Other Philosophical Foundations; Elementary Economic Concepts; Summary; Key Concepts; Discussion Questions; Suggestions for Further Reading; Endnotes; Chapter 3. Economic Foundations for Public Policy: Introduction; The Invisible Hand; Equilibrium in a Competitive Economy; The Fundamental Theorems of Welfare Economics; Summary; Key Concepts; Discussion Questions; Suggestions for Further Reading; Endnotes; Chapter 4. Welfare Economics and the Role of the State: Introduction; Imperfect Competition; Risk and Uncertainty; Externalities; Common Pool Resources; Public Goods; The Problem of Income Distribution; Compensation; Summary; Key Concepts; Discussion Questions; Suggestions for Further Reading; Endnotes; Chapter 5. Public Choice and Political Economy: Introduction; The Theory of the Second Best; The Political Setting for Public Policy; Voters and Politicians in the Choice of Public Policies; Social Welfare and the Possibility of Democratic Decision Making; Conclusion; Summary; Key Concepts; Discussion Questions; Suggestions for Further Reading; Appendix 5.1. The Theory of the Second Best; Endnotes; Chapter 6. Ethical Considerations in Public Policy Analysis: Introduction; Economics and Ethics; Consequences, Rights, and Virtue; Ethics for Public Policy Analysis; Summary; Key Concepts; Discussion Questions; Suggestions for Further Reading; Endnotes; Part II. Analytical Methods and Applications; Chapter 7. Benefit-Cost Analysis of Public Projects: Introduction; Evaluating Public Projects; Discounting and the Time Value of Money; Shadow Prices: Market Distortions and Missing Markets; Risk and Uncertainty Distribution; Conclusion; Summary; Key Concepts; Discussion Questions; Suggestions for Further Reading; Appendix 7.1. The Time Value of Money; Endnotes; Chapter 8. Case Study: Project to Revitalize the Banana Industry in a Low-Income Country in West Africa: Introduction; Project Background; Financial Analysis of the Project; Social Benefit-Cost Analysis; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Appendix 8.1. Banana Project Components; Appendix 8.2. Costs for the Banana Revitalization Project; Appendix 8.3. Budget Summary for the First Three Years; Appendix 8.4. Project Equipment and Vehicles; Suggestions for Further Reading; Endnotes; Chapter 9. Case Study: Agricultural Externalities and Groundwater Contamination: Introduction; Technical Background; Benefit-Cost Analysis of Policies to Prevent Nitrate Contamination of Groundwater; The Problem of Determining the Costs of Nitrogen Policies; The Problem of Estimating the Benefits of Groundwater Protection; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Suggestions for Further Reading; Endnotes. Chapter 10. Partial Equilibrium Policy Analysis: Introduction; U.S. Agricultural Policy; Some Simple Analytical Models; Conclusion; Summary; Key Concepts; Discussion Questions; Suggestions for Further Reading; Appendix 10. Large-Country Trade Effects and the U.S. Export Enhancement Program; Appendix 10.2. The U.S. Peanut Program; Appendix 10.3. Agricultural Policy in the European Union; Endnotes; Chapter 11. Case Study: The Welfare Effects of the U.S. Sugar Program: Introduction; Background on the U.S. Sweetener Sector; The U.S. Sugar Program; Model for the Welfare Analysis of the U.S. Sugar Program; Results of the Analysis; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Suggestions for Further Reading; Appendix 11.1. Techinical Presentation of the ERS Model; Endnotes; Chapter 12. Conflicts between the United States and the EU over Food: Hormones and Genetically Modified Organisms; Introduction; The EU Hormone Ban; A Model of the EC Market for Edible Offal; Further Observations on the EU-U.S. Food Conflict; Controversies Surrounding Genetically Modified Organisms; Conclusions; Discussion Questions; Suggestions for Further Reading; Appendix 12.1. Estimated Equations for the Edible Offal Model; Endnotes; Chapter 13. Multisector, Systems, and Economy-Wide Models for Policy Analysis: Introduction; Multisector and System Models; Economy-Wide Models; Conclusion; Summary; Key Concepts; Discussion Questions; Suggestions for Further Reading;; Appendix 13.1. A Brief Introduction to Matrix Algebra and Formal Impute-Output analysis; Endnotes; Chapter 14. Case Study: The North American Free Trade Agreement: Introduction; Issues; Main Elements of the Trade Agreement; Ex Ante Analyses of NAFTA; Ex Post Assessments; The Case of Mexican Subsistence Agriculture and Migration; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Suggestions for Further Reading; Endnotes; Chapter 15. Conclusion: The Place of Policy Analysis in the Policy Process....(more)" |