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Technical Management in an Age of Openness: The Political, Public, and Environmental Forest Ranger

2013; Wiley; Volume: 32; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/pam.21697

1520-6688

Sarah E. Anderson, Heather Hodges, Terry L. Anderson,

Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Journal of Policy Analysis and ManagementVolume 32, Issue 3 p. 554-573 Research Article Technical Management in an Age of Openness: The Political, Public, and Environmental Forest Ranger Sarah E. Anderson, Sarah E. AndersonSearch for more papers by this authorHeather E. Hodges, Heather E. HodgesSearch for more papers by this authorTerry L. Anderson, Terry L. AndersonSearch for more papers by this author Sarah E. Anderson, Sarah E. AndersonSearch for more papers by this authorHeather E. Hodges, Heather E. HodgesSearch for more papers by this authorTerry L. Anderson, Terry L. AndersonSearch for more papers by this author First published: 29 March 2013 https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.21697Citations: 15Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstract Modern bureaucracy faces trade-offs between public and congressional input and agency expertise. The U.S. Forest Service offers an opportunity to quantitatively analyze whether an agency that is required to be more open to the public and congressional input will be forced to ignore its technical expertise in managing resources. 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