GOAL CONFLICTS IN RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

In regional economic development planning, achieving one objective often results In achieving less of another, tradeoffs exist among alternatives Two parts of area economic objectives are examined-gross regional product versus local employment and local wage bill versus local employment-and tradeoff curves are derived The tradeoff curve range is greater and, therefore, the conflict Situation more interesting between the first pair of objectives-a capital oriented and a labor-oriented objective-than between the second pair-two labor-oriented goals As regions become more open, tradeoff schedules shift outward and range and curvature Increase, Intensifying the need for compromise