Book contents
- Value for Money
- Value for Money
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction and Summary
- Part I Methodology
- Part II Mental Health and Employment
- Part III Other Areas of Policy
- 7 Education and Skills
- 8 Police
- 9 Green Space and the Built Environment
- 10 Research and Development
- 11 Roads and Railways
- 12 Welfare Payments and the State Pension Age
- 13 Concluding Thoughts
- Our Thanks
- Appendices
- References
- Index
13 - Concluding Thoughts
from Part III - Other Areas of Policy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 October 2026
Book contents
- Value for Money
- Value for Money
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction and Summary
- Part I Methodology
- Part II Mental Health and Employment
- Part III Other Areas of Policy
- 7 Education and Skills
- 8 Police
- 9 Green Space and the Built Environment
- 10 Research and Development
- 11 Roads and Railways
- 12 Welfare Payments and the State Pension Age
- 13 Concluding Thoughts
- Our Thanks
- Appendices
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter summarises our findings, namely that there are multiple policies and interventions that offer value for money due to their high BCRs, and others that perhaps should be revised or shelved owing to their low BCRs. This may then create a happier society and more effective government spending.
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- Value for MoneyThe New Cost-Benefit Analysis Targeting Wellbeing, pp. 115 - 119Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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