Conflict and choice in resource management: The case of Alaska

This book examines the process of policymaking in situationsin which the interests, values, and rights of the various actors conflict withone another and suggest contradictory courses of action. Focusing on theproblems of resource management in · Alaska's coastal and offshore regions, Dr.Dryzek shows how present mechanisms and analytical techniques for reconcilingconflict are inadequate. He explores a number of alternatives to improve theconflict resolution capabilities of both political institutions and policyanalysts, and recommends changes that would shift concern from the superficialaspects of competing interests to fundamental questions that are more amenableto reasoned debate.