Staking Out the Terrain
Power Differentials Among Natural Resource Management Agencies
Published on 30. June 1985
Book
Hardback
189 pages
978-0-88706-020-5 (ISBN)
Description
In the area of environmental conservation, Staking Out the Terrain provides a fresh approach to the study of bureaucratic behavior by utilizing a synthesis of several methodologies: policy analysis, historical development, the case study, and budgetary analysis.
It formulates a model of agency power focusing on the ability of agencies to expand resources and jurisdiction for environmental control.
A detailed analysis of seven federal agencies provides support for the model. The agencies are:
- the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
- the U.S. Forest Service,
- the Bureau of Land Management,
- the National Park Service,
- the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
- the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation,
- the U.S. Soil Conservation Service.
It formulates a model of agency power focusing on the ability of agencies to expand resources and jurisdiction for environmental control.
A detailed analysis of seven federal agencies provides support for the model. The agencies are:
- the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
- the U.S. Forest Service,
- the Bureau of Land Management,
- the National Park Service,
- the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
- the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation,
- the U.S. Soil Conservation Service.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Albany, NY
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Total Illustrations: 0
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88706-020-5 (9780887060205)
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Persons
Jeanne Nienaber Clarke is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona. Daniel McCool is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Texas A & M University.
Content
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
ONE
Differentials in Agency Power
TWO
Bureaucratic Superstars: The Army Corps of Engineers and The U.S. Forest Service
THREE
Agencies that Muddle Through: The National Park Service, the Natural Resources and Conservation Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service
FOUR
Organizational Shooting Stars: The Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Land Management
FIVE
A Cross-Validation of Agency Power: Budget, Personnel, and Status Rankings
SIX
From Staking Out the Terrain to Searching for Common Ground
Notes
Bibliography
Index
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
ONE
Differentials in Agency Power
TWO
Bureaucratic Superstars: The Army Corps of Engineers and The U.S. Forest Service
THREE
Agencies that Muddle Through: The National Park Service, the Natural Resources and Conservation Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service
FOUR
Organizational Shooting Stars: The Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Land Management
FIVE
A Cross-Validation of Agency Power: Budget, Personnel, and Status Rankings
SIX
From Staking Out the Terrain to Searching for Common Ground
Notes
Bibliography
Index