THE INCIDENCE MULTIPLIER IMPACT OF A REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

T he main objectives of the study were to measure and evaluate the impact of the Lesser Slave Lake Special Area Programme (Figure 1) on income and employment in north‐central Alberta. The programme was administered jointly by the federal Department of Regional Economic Expansion ( dree ) and the Gov...

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Published in:Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes
Main Authors: Mellor, I., IRONSIDE, R.G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1978
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0064.1978.tb01014.x
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Summary:T he main objectives of the study were to measure and evaluate the impact of the Lesser Slave Lake Special Area Programme (Figure 1) on income and employment in north‐central Alberta. The programme was administered jointly by the federal Department of Regional Economic Expansion ( dree ) and the Government of Alberta. Two aspects of the impact were considered: (1) the aggregate income and employment multiplier effects of the programme, and (2) the incidence of direct and indirect income and employment benefits spatially and to different groups of people within the Special Area.