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/1213/1498 2013/4/8 Alex Peek <alexpe...@gmail.com> > Clay Shirky talks about the importance of online collaboration: > > http://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_on_institutions_versus_collaboration.html > > > On 8 April 2013 07:13, Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemow...@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>(;-) ) or other > measures that somehow numerical but not monetary. > > > > Nemo > > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.**org <Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l< > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l