1st Edition

Regional Economic Development The Federal Role

By Pierre R. Crosson Copyright 1970
174 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1970, Regional Economic Development: The Federal Role examines the economic viability of depressed areas and regions. This book questions whether there is adequate justification, on national economic grounds, for Federal involvement with distressed area revitalisation and looks at the main guidelines for intervention in relation to typology of distressed areas. This title... Read more

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction  2. The Case for Federal Involvement  3. Growth Centers and the Areas of Severe Distress  4. The Evolving Federal Role – The Legislated Framework  5. The Evolving Federal Strategy – Program Implementation  6. National, Regional, and State Planning and the Regional Action Planning Commissions  7. Conclusions;  Appendix

Biography

Gordon C. Cameron