This book outlines several conceptual frameworks for designing socioeconomic impact management programs and examines the key components of impact management systems, with attention to both conceptual bases for choosing among alternative approaches and practical considerations in implementing them.

"John M. Halstead is a research assistant in the Department of Agricultural Economics at North Dakota State University
Robert A. Chase is a research associate.
Steve H. Murdock is head of the Department of Rural Sociology at Texas A&M University.
F. Larry Leistritz is professor of agricultural economics at North Dakota State University and is author with Steve Murdock of The Socioeconomic Impact of Resource Development (Westview 1981)."