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COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cost Accounting
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
CONT

Costs are normally expressed in dollars, but benefits may be expressed in dollars or in other quantitative (such as time reduction) or qualitative (such as improved security) measures. Cost/benefit analysis determines the most cost-effective solution, not simply the least cost solution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité analytique
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
CONT

Partenariat public/privé, une solution rentable? [...] les collectivités [...] peuvent être tentées par les partenariats public/privé (PPP). Ce mode de financement leur permet de réaliser leurs projets, en période de budgets serrés. [...] Gain de temps et d'argent [...] Il faut cibler des équipements particuliers et surtout bien calculer le bilan coûts/avantages [...]

Spanish

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