POLICY IMPLICATIONS - A PANEL DISCUSSION

Do existing policies work together or at cross-purposes in promoting a jurisdiction's economic development? Which policies achieve the bigge st ''bang for the buck''? What conclusions can be drawn about the desi rability and effectiveness of state and local economic development pol icies? What does the literature imply for the federal role in mediatin g, regulating, or inhibiting interstate economic competition? Is feder al restraint possible, or even constitutional? What suggestions emerge for the structure and content of further research?