A Burning Issue
Subtitle: A Case for Abolishing the U.S. Forest Service (The Political Economy Forum)
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,  Inc.
Published: February 28, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780847697359
Subjects: Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena; Management of land & natural resources; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; West (U.S.); Public Affairs & Administration; Government policy; Fire management; Trees & Forests - General; Political Science; Environmental Studies; Politics/International Relations; USA; Management; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Public Policy - General; Political Science / History & Theory; United States; American; Political; United States.; Forest Service; Forest policy
Description: Created in the early 20th century to provide scientific management of the nation's forests, the U.S. Forest Service was, for many years, regarded as a model agency in the federal government. The author contends that this reputation is undeserved and the Forest Service's performance today is unacceptable. Not only has scientific management proven impossible in practice, it is also objectionable in principle. Furthermore, the author argues that the Forest Service lacks a coherent vision and prefers to sponsor only fashionable environmental solutions--most recently ecosystem management. Describing its history and failures, the author advocates replacing the service with a decentralized system to manage the protection of national forests.