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<journal-id>1659-4932</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Nacional de Administración]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Nac. Adm.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1659-4932</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Estatal a Distancia]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1659-49322020000200001</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22458/rna.v11i2.3219</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Benefit valuation for a Cost-Benefit Analysis in the context of developing nations]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Evaluación de beneficios para un Análisis de Coste-Beneficio en el contexto de naciones en desarrollo]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Loría Rebolledo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Aberdeen Health Economics Research Unit ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>United Kingdom</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>11</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1659-49322020000200001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1659-49322020000200001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1659-49322020000200001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT: Cost Benefit Analyses can be useful tools for the appraisal of infrastructure projects and policies. The literature and guidance documents on the application of the CBA methodology are extensive. Moreover, the vast majority of this literature is focused on applications in upper and upper-middle countries (developed nations). This paper adds to this literature by exploring the issues of undertaking a benefit valuation exercise, as part of a CBA, in the context of developing nations. It provides an overview of the different methodologies to value benefits and offers guidance on some of the issues that may arise when such methodologies are implemented in a developing nation. This paper also offers general guidance to ensure a benefit valuation exercise provides a helpful tool to appraise a project in the context of a developing nation.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN: Los Análisis de Coste-Beneficio pueden constituir herramientas útiles para la valoración de proyectos y políticas de infraestructura. La literatura y los documentos de orientación sobre la aplicación de la metodología ACB son extensos. Además, la gran mayoría de esta literatura está centrada en aplicaciones en países de ingresos altos y medio altos (naciones desarrolladas). Este ensayo se suma a dicha literatura al examinar los problemas relacionados con emprender un ejercicio de evaluación de beneficios, como parte de un ACB, en el contexto de naciones en desarrollo. Ofrece una visión de las diferentes metodologías para valorar los beneficios y proporciona una orientación sobre algunos de los problemas que pueden surgir al momento de implementar esas metodologías en una nación en desarrollo. Este ensayo también ofrece una orientación general para asegurar que un ejercicio de evaluación de beneficios provea una herramienta útil para valorar un proyecto en el contexto de una nación en desarrollo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="fr"><p><![CDATA[RÉSUMÉ: Les Analyses de Coût-Bénéfice peuvent constituer des outils utiles pour l&#8217;évaluation de projets et de politiques d&#8217;infrastructure. La littérature et les documents d&#8217;orientation sur l&#8217;application de la méthodologie ACB sont vastes. En outre, la grande majorité de cette littérature est centrée sur des applications dans des pays aux revenus élevés et moyennement élevés (nations développées). Cet essai s&#8217;ajoute à cette littérature en examinant les problèmes d&#8217;effectuer un exercice d&#8217;évaluation de bénéfices, faisant partie d&#8217;un ACB, dans le contexte de nations en développement. Il offre une vision des différentes méthodologies pour évaluer les bénéfices et donne une orientation sur certains problèmes qui peuvent surgir au moment d&#8217;appliquer ces méthodologies dans une nation en développement. Cet essai offre également une orientation générale pour assurer qu&#8217;un exercice d&#8217;évaluation de bénéfices fournisse un outil utile pour évaluer un projet dans le contexte d&#8217;une nation en développement.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO: A análise de custo-benefício pode ser uma ferramenta útil para avaliar projetos e políticas de infraestrutura. A literatura e os documentos de orientação sobre a aplicação da metodologia CBA são extensos. Além disso, a grande maioria desta literatura está focada em aplicações em países de renda alta e média alta (nações desenvolvidas). Este ensaio acrescenta-se a essa literatura ao examinar os problemas relacionados com empreender um exercício de avaliação de benefícios, como parte de um CBA, no contexto das nações em desenvolvimento. Ele oferece uma visão das diferentes metodologias para avaliar os benefícios e fornece uma orientação sobre alguns dos problemas que podem surgir ao implementar essas metodologias em uma nação em desenvolvimento. Este ensaio também oferece uma orientação geral para garantir que um exercício de avaliação de benefícios forneça uma ferramenta útil para avaliar um projeto no contexto de uma nação em desenvolvimento.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Palabra clave POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[POLÍTICAS DE INFRAESTRUCTURA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[NACIONES EN DESARROLLO]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[PUBLIC POLICIES]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[INFRASTRUCTURE POLICIES]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[DEVELOPING NATIONS]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="fr"><![CDATA[POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="fr"><![CDATA[POLITIQUES D&#8217;INFRASTRUCTURE]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="fr"><![CDATA[NATIONS EN DEVELOPPEMENT]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[POLÍTICAS DE INFRAESTRUTURA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[NAÇÕES EM DESENVOLVIMENTO]]></kwd>
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