THE FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY 

 FOR LEADERSHIP 



^ William Pincus 



Gilbert White's plea for a broader basis for selecting resource pro- 

 grams and policies highlights the need for a clear presentation for 

 public consideration of the choices and possible alternatives in conser- 

 vation and development. The more confused an area of public policy 

 and action, the less likelihood there is that the citizenry will have the 

 foundation for the intelligent choices which make democracy work for 

 the greatest good of the greatest number. 



To make the field of resources development meaningful, in terms of 

 responsibility to the widest segments of the population, is an espe- 

 cially challenging area of public policy. Without special efforts, it is 

 not immediately apparent to the public how resources conservation 

 and development activities involve most human beings. The resources 

 area is not the only area of public activity which seems esoteric in 

 this regard. There are others, such as money and banking. But many 



WILLIAM PINCUS for over a year has been with the public affairs 

 program of The Ford Foundation. His previous work has been in government 

 administration, particularly in government administration of resources. Most 

 recently he was Associate General Counsel to the House Committee on Gov- 

 ernment Operations; from 1951 to 1954 he was Assistant Director of the 

 Bureau of Land Management; and for several years prior to that was with 

 the Bureau of the Budget. He has also served with both the Hoover commis- 

 sions. Mr. Pincus was born at Philadelphia, Pa., in 1920. He obtained his 

 degree in government from Brooklyn College and holds an LL.B. from George 

 Washington Univerbity. 



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