THE AUTHOR 



Richard M. Alston is Assistant Professor of Economics at 

 Weber State College, Ogden, Utah. He earned the B.A. degree 

 in Economics from the University of Utah in 1966, and the 

 M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Economics at Cornell University in 

 1968 and 1970. A Woodrow Wilson Fellow (1966-1967), he 

 held a National Defense Education Act Title IV Fellowship 

 (1967-1969), and the Presidential Scholarship in Economics 

 (University of Utah, 1965-1966). Dr. Alston is a biographee 

 in Who's Who in the West, the International Scholars Direc- 

 tory, and Outstanding Educators of America. The subject of 

 his doctoral dissertation was "Commercial Irrigation Enter- 

 prise: The Fear of Water Monopoly and the Genesis of Mar- 

 ket Distortion." 



NOTE 



This Research Paper reports the results of research done by 

 Dr. Alston. The research on which this report is based was 

 funded under a cooperative agreement with Weber State 

 College. 



This research was undertaken to gain insights into Forest 

 Service policy problems. The conclusions reached are those of 

 Dr. Alston. They represent the results of his exploration, 

 analysis, and interpretation. 



The field of policy consideration is controversial and pro- 

 fessional researchers have varying approaches. The Intermoun- 

 tain Forest and Range Experiment Station believes that 

 Alston's work ably presents a significant point of view. 



Of necessity, reference has been made in this study to 

 many sources not easily available to the public. Any questions 

 on these items may be addressed to the author. 



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