Central to the controversy surrounding U. S. natural resources
policy is the conflict between environmentalists and proponents of
development. Examining the evolution of the philosophies underlying
that conflict, Dr. Alston traces the failure to achieve a unified
resources policy to the seemingly incompatible ideological
positions held by resource specialists, interest groups,
policymakers, econo mists, and foresters. His analysis goes beyond
his case study of na ional forest policy to focus on an ancient
question basic to policy making in a democratic society: How can
government provide a sociopolitical framework that accomodates both
individual interests and the need for unity in a collective
existence? Only within this broader framework, he argues, is it
possible to determine the proper division between private and
public resource management or the proper role of government in
natural resources planning. Incorporating a critical evaluation of
the development of classical and neoclassical economic theory, this
work makes clear the need to strike a balance between a strictly
individualistic and an ecological point of view. Dr. Alston
illustrates the ideological conflicts that complicate resources
planning and explores the possibility of a new ideology capable of
accomodating and inte grating differences to meet the complex needs
of society.
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