Guide to socioeconomic evaluation of public investments in France

In France, as in other developed countries, public investments represent a significant portion of national investments, affecting a wide range of sectors including transport, energy, health, culture, education and justice. These public investments will shape the country for a long time, sometimes for centuries – its growth, the quality of its environment, its ability to face challenges. Since funding is largely derived from precious public resources, decisions about such investments are of high importance. Political decisions to invest must be guided by an objective evaluation of the social value they create for the community. More...