Abstract

This article focuses on the upcoming of various organizations to meet urban and rural problems and to attack the issues posed by industrial development. In California, and other states, too, enormously varied interests have organized to promote economic and industrial development. These groups reflect the individual and local community initiative of all citizens, as well as of private, political, and semi political agencies. The general objective of such groups is frequently stated as "balanced" economic development. Although the term "balance" is rarely defined, the context of such statements usually suggests that the group hopes to attract and keep businesses and industries, which will provide an adequate tax base to support community facilities and programs which do not themselves directly produce revenue. Many factors determine whether economic development groups are able to attract the enterprises, which will contribute to this objective. In light of all these factors, groups are often at a loss to evaluate the effectiveness of their own efforts.