In order to determine the optimal allocation of responsibilities in disease interventions, and in designing commitment mechanisms, the paper develops a three-period game comprising policy- makers, the international community providing financial aid, and individuals. A policy-maker chooses, in...

1. Introduction -- 2. The utility concept in economics : from pleasure maximization to rational choice -- 3. On the rise, rationale, and authority of economic evaluation -- 4. The empirical failure of CUA and the approach of equity weighting -- 5. Values, weights, and trade-offs : the conception...

This paper attempts to ascertain what light the empirical literature sheds on the efficacy of performance budgeting. Performance budgeting refers to procedures or mechanisms intended to strengthen links between the funds provided to public sector entities and their outcomes and/or outputs...