The Green Book
The Green Book is a key guidance document used by the UK Government for over half a century to inform the appraisal and evaluation of public investments.
This contribution by Sheela Agarwal, University of Plymouth, assesses the use of the Green Book in appraising sub-national applications for UK central government funding.
It discusses the role of the Green Book in the assessment of sub-national applications for central government funding.
It then examines its strengths and weaknesses, followed by an examination of what may be learnt from international practices of central government appraisals of place-based funding applications.
Meet the Author
Professor Sheela Agarwal
At present, I am Associate Head of School of Research and Innovation for Plymouth Business School and Co-Director of the Centre for Coastal Communities, having previously been Head of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality and Acting Head and Deputy Head of the School of Tourism and Hospitality. Currently, I lecture at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in a wide range of subjects including 'Sustainable Tourism and Crime', 'Tourism Development and Culture', 'Film, Literary and Heritage Tourism', and 'Disaster and Crisis Management in Tourism and Hospitality'. Additionally, I supervise a number of MSc and PhD students in a range of subjects including resilience, sustainability, climate change, plastic pollution, disaster and crisis management, medical, heritage and dark tourism.