| Glossary Item |
| Term : |
Benefit-cost-risk analysis |
| Definition : |
A rigorous technique for analysing competing projects ex ante—and thus informing decisions about funding and approving. |
| Discussion : |
When applied ex post, the technique becomes simply benefit-cost analysis—and is used to gauge the quality of the original decision to proceed. |
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