Books for engineering economics education

Abstract

Four more books are reviewed in this article thereby concluding the major objective of this review series as formulated in Part I (Vol. I, No. 2, June, 1976, page 149). The author has therefore taken the opportunity to ‘take stock’ of all of the assessment ratings which these books have received with a view to making some recommendations to prospective students of engineering economics and their teachers. Four books in particular are recommended. These are (1) A Programme of Learning; by I.C.I., published by Methuen. (2) Capital Budgeting and Company Finance; by Merrett and Sykes, published by Longmans. (3) Engineering Economy; by Thuesen, Fabrycky and Thuesen, published by Prentice-Hall and (4) Principles of Engineering Economy; by Grant and Ireson, published by Ronald Press.