Economic evaluation of urban renewal : conceptual foundation of benefit-cost analysis /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rothenberg, Jerome, 1924-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, 1967
Series:Studies of government finance
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Pte.1. Scope and purpose of urban renewal: 1. Introduction and summary
  • 2. Criteria and method
  • 3. Elimination of blight and slums
  • 4. Other goals of urban renewal
  • 5. Governmental profits and ontergovernmental subsidies
  • 6. Structure of benefit-cost comparisons
  • Pte2. The measurement of benefits: 7. A model of redevelopment of benefits
  • 8. Internalization of externalities
  • 9. Effects of changes in the housing stock
  • 10. Reduction in the social costs of slum living
  • 11. A numerical example
  • Pte.3. Issues of public policy: 12. Major criticisms of the redevelopment program
  • 13. Some alternatives to redevelopment
  • Bibliography.