Continuing Thoughts on the Administration's National Development Finance Proposals

摘要

The report is an analysis of the Carter Administration's proposed National Development Bank and its subsequent evolution into a proposed EDA Development Finance Program. Topics discussed include: 'Stated Objectives of the Original National Development Bank Proposal,' 'Evaluating the National Development Bank in Terms of Justifications for Intervening in Capital Markets,' 'The Role of the Bank in Affecting the Cost of Doing Business,' 'Observations on the New EDA Proposal,' 'Summary of Program Tools Contained in the New Development Finance Proposal,' 'Review of Differences in Underlying Philosophy Among the Programs to be Combined in EDA's Title II,' and 'Issues of Organizational Structure.' Appendix A to the report is 'Methodology for Evaluating the Impact of Incentives on Costs' and Appendix B is 'The Capital Costs of Creating a Job in Different Industries.'