title: A non-linear goal programming approach to modeling intraregional economic development.
abstract: "This paper provides a one-period normative model that may be used as a guide or benchmark by which the economic planner may develop policies and plans for regional economic development.  The model can accomodate a region that could be as large as a small country or as small as a city, provided sufficient relevant data are available." The authors outline "a procedure for modeling and solving economic planning and analysis problems with 'intergoal trade-offs' while retaining the deviational variable as a measure of satisfaction....[They present] a generalized regional polynomial goal programming model with some suggested objectives and constraints [and illustrate] the approach with a hypothetical example."
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Spahr
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Deckro
mesh_terms: D004467:Economics; D005843:Geography; D006040:Goals; D006285:Health Planning; D018803:Models, Economic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011153:Population; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D012939:Social Planning
keywords: Development Planning; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Economic Model; Geographic Factors; Goals; Macroeconomic Factors; Mathematical Model; Models, Theoretical; Organization And Administration; Planning; Policy; Population; Research Methodology; Theoretical Studies; World