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merits of the case and to the extent that they are not likely to be held directly accountable for costs". This theory was accepted by others and extended into the study of international relations and comparative politics. Unafraid of courting controversy, he also published a research monograph that argued that the U.S. Forest
Service had substituted its professional values for the legal requirements of their Organic Act of 1897 by allowing timber to be clearcut on the national forests for almost 80 years before they were authorized to do so by the National Forest Management Act of 1976. Overall, he authored more than fifty monographs and studies on the political economy and public administration of environmental resources.
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Corporation (1973–74); the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Water Resources and Technology (1973–75); the National Water Quality Commission (1974–81); the Western Interstate Nuclear Board (1975–76) and for the states of Colorado, Maryland, Georgia, and Michigan
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American Academy of Political and Social Science. Later in his career he advanced a seminal theory of the "politics of getting" in which he asserted: "American politicians will get as much as they can for their constituents, with only casual attention to the
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and studies on the political economy and public administration of environmental resources. His scholarship explored the politics of natural resources and environmental policy formation and administration, with emphases in national
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processes. At a time when environmental issues were nascent in the public consciousness, Wengert was one of the few political scientists applying their skills in this area. He achieved some early renown when his book
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Wengert was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 7, 1916 to Eugene F. and Lydia Semmann Wengert. During his education he attained degrees in several different fields. He attended
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article "Citizen
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Act of 1965, providing money for recreational land acquisition. He also served as a member of the Policy
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U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. 1977. "Public Participation in Scientific and Technical Decision Making." In:
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of the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission (1959–60), which provided the basis for Interior Secretary
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Colorado State University, Department of Political Science, Graduate Program—Environmental Politics and Policy.
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The Political Allocation of Burdens and Benefits: Externalities and Due Process in Environmental Protection
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Institutions for Urban–Metropolitan Water Management: Essays in Social Theory
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Wengert, Norman I. "Citizen Participation: Practice in Search of a Theory."
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Science Policy Implications of DNA Recombinant Molecule Research
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Mining Environmental Policy: Comparing Indonesia and the USA.
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Administration of Natural Resources: The American Experience
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