Robinson J C
Milbank Q. 1986;64(1):133-55.
Cost-benefit analysis--applying economic reasoning to increasingly complex health policy decisions--continues to be a source of vehement disagreement among its practitioners. re than merely technical issues in measurement and accounting are involved; basic social values embedded in different intellectual traditions are coming into conflict. The "human capital" and "willingness-to-pay" approaches can each aid policy formulation, but neither can substitute for open political process.
成本效益分析——将经济推理应用于日益复杂的卫生政策决策——在其从业者之间仍然是激烈分歧的根源。这涉及到的不仅仅是计量和会计方面的技术问题；不同思想传统中所蕴含的基本社会价值观正在发生冲突。“人力资本”和“支付意愿”方法都有助于政策制定，但两者都不能替代开放的政治进程。
