Libraries are indeed a very interesting comparison. There are numerous studies into valuing the economic value of libraries, with varying definitions, including [1] from 2002 estimating the economic value of the British library system and [2] giving an overview of different studies and their methods.
Lodewijk [1]: http://www.librijournal.org/pdf/2002-2pp78-87.pdf [2]: https://www.nla.gov.au/openpublish/index.php/nlasp/article/viewArticle/1213/...
2013/4/8 Alex Peek alexpeek1@gmail.com
Clay Shirky talks about the importance of online collaboration:
http://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_on_institutions_versus_collaboration.ht...
On 8 April 2013 07:13, Federico Leva (Nemo) nemowiki@gmail.com wrote:
Fred Bauder, 08/04/2013 15:38:
Don't worry. Any one who has thought about this sort of thing much has
come away more puzzled than when they began. What for example is the "value" of a cigarette? The price is rather easy.
Better example: what is the value of a park, of trees in a city, of a public library, etc. Maybe the question would be "easier" to answer if rephrases as: what's the impact on HDI, on
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/*
*Gross_national_happiness<
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_national_happiness%3E(;-) ) or other measures that somehow numerical but not monetary.
Nemo
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