FOREST-type model, together with its im- 

 plied economic analysis, will force the par- 

 ticipants in the political decisionmaking pro- 

 cess to focus their discussions and debates on 

 the correct issues. It will force the parti- 

 cipants in current controversies to spell out 

 the implications and consequences of alter- 

 native courses. 



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In the foregoing pages a highly rationalistic 

 and analytic approach to goal setting and de- 

 cisionmaking has been taken. The decision 



model obviously is not a panacea. Efficiency 

 in management depends on organizational 

 structure; the decisionmaking process cannot 

 be divorced from the sociological character- 

 istics of particular organizations. For the 

 Forest Service, an in-depth organizational 

 study may be a crucial step toward making 

 possible the application of any goal-oriented 

 model. Organizational theory, based in the 

 social sciences, would provide a useful per- 

 spective. We must understand how the agency 

 perceives its goals if we are to design decision- 

 making systems aimed at achieving those goals. 



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