Subject(s): Economic development -- Government policy -- Regional planning -- Tax incentives -- Industrial policy -- Industrial promotion. -- Regional development incentives in the united states and India -- Tax incentives : Impact of tax incentives on economies - analytical framework, competition among American states- evidence from illionis enterprise zones, impact of tax incentives on the unemployment rate evidence from Ohio, benefits and costs of regional development- evidence from Ohio's enterprise zone programme -- Infrastructure incentives : Impact of growth centres on unemployment and form location in India, firm location decisions and their impact on local economies- evidence from India's growth centres, lessons learned from the United states and India