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| Tekijä: | Khan, A. |
| Otsikko: | Capital budgeting practices in large U.S. cities. |
| Lehti: | Engineering Economist
1987 : FAL, VOL. 33:1, p. 1-12 |
| Asiasana: | CAPITAL BUDGETING DECISION MAKING COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS DECISION MODELS LOCAL GOVERNMENT USA |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | Capital budgeting as an important aspect of decision-making in governments is characterized. Recent years have witnessed significant developments in the use of capital budgeting techniques which range from simple cost-benefit analysis to more complex decision-making models. In a study large amount of data was derived from responses to a questionnaire mailed during 1985 to the budget officers of 326 US cities with population of 50.000 or more (32.8 p. c. returned it). Additional data were obtained from the Municipal Yearbook. Four areas of capital budgeting practices were investigated: statistics, procedures, techniques, and financial methods. The results of the survey are summarized and some conclusion are drawn. |
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