that economic development programs to increase metropolitan job growth will have a progressive effect if the cost per job … created is low, and these costs are financed by personal taxes. But economic development programs with a high cost per job …

This paper suggests new federal policies towards state and local economic development assistance to business. I argue … development programs. State and local governments are not inclined to do quality evaluations of their programs and tend to favor … economic development efforts are most vigorously pursued by economically depressed areas, in which the national social benefits …

The federal government should focus its policies towards economic development on areas in which the federal government … local governments; (2) expand the federal role in economic development services in which national action has some special … development, supporting the development of the "Information Superhighway," and encouraging new technology development; (3) provide …

The question addressed in this paper seems simple: Can economic development programs be evaluated? But the answer is …

This paper provides a guide to economic development policies for local government managers. Local economic development … local government managers, this paper suggests a number of guiding principles, including: local economic development should … be pursued cooperatively across the local labor market; economic development programs should consider the quality of jobs …

This paper argues that more rigorous evaluations of local economic development policies are feasible. Programs that aid …

This chapter seeks to provide useful advice for local government policy towards economic development programs. The … chapter: reviews the size and scope of local economic development programs in the United States; critically analyzes the … and incentives, business retention, new business development, high technology development, brownfield development …

This paper reviews the research literature relevant to economic development incentives provided by state and local …

that economic development programs to increase metropolitan job growth will have a progressive effect if the cost per job … created is low, and these costs are financed by personal taxes. But economic development programs with a high cost per job …

This paper provides a guide to economic development policies for local government managers. Local economic development … local government managers, this paper suggests a number of guiding principles, including: local economic development should … be pursued cooperatively across the local labor market; economic development programs should consider the quality of jobs …