DEVELOPING METHODOLOGIES FOR EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF EDA (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION) PROGRAMS

• NCJ Number: 15392
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 187 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Commerce
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSES THREE CATEGORIES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEASURES - PRIMARY MEASURES, SECONDARY MEASURES, AND PROJECT-ORIENTED MEASURES.

Abstract

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION EVALUATES PROJECT IMPACT AT THE LOCAL OR REGIONAL LEVEL. GROSS PRODUCT AND PER CAPITA INCOME ARE THE TWO PRIMARY MEASURES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYED. SECONDARY INDICATORS INCLUDE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL FACTORS. CHANGE IN RESIDENTIARY EMPLOYMENT, INDEX OF GROWTH INDUSTRIES, DEGREE OF ECONOMIC CONCENTRATION, CHANGE IN LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE, LOAN POTENTIAL OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENT FISCAL EFFORT, AND GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT EFFORT ARE THE SECONDARY ECONOMIC INDICATORS. THE SOCIAL INDICATORS CONSIDERED AS SECONDARY MEASURES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARE REGIONAL CLASS STRUCTURE AND EDUCATIONAL PROFILE. DEGREE OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IS ALSO A SECONDARY INDICATOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE GENERAL CRITERIA UNDER PROJECT-ORIENTED MEASURES ARE JOB LOCATION, ECONOMIC STRUCTURE, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, AND SERVICE, SPECIAL CRITERIA ARE USED FOR ECONOMIC GROUPS IN URBAN AREAS, SKILL CENTERS, PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM, GROWTH CENTER PROGRAM, AND SELECTED INDIAN RESERVATION PROGRAMS.