Governing Soil Conservation : Thirty Years of the New Decentralization [Hardcover]

This study reviews and evaluates the political and administrative aspects of the nationwide soil conservation effort in the United States.Originally published in 19661. A CRUSADE FOR EROSION CONTROL 2. THE SEARCH FOR ORGANIZATION 3. STATES ADOPT THE STANDARD ACT.4. FROM EROSION CONTROL TO SOIL CONSERVATION.5. ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES REOPENED 6. THE ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUE RESOLVED 7. FROM PROGRAMS TO PROJECTS 8. FEDERAL-STATE-DISTRICT RELATIONS 9. STATE-DISTRICT RELATIONS 10. DISTRICT PROGRAM AND POLICY FUNCTIONS 11. THE DISTRICTS' PART IN THE AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM 12. SOIL CONSERVATION OR MULTIPLE-PURPOSE DISTRICTS? 13. RETROSPECT AND PROSPECTUS? Earthscan 1966, 2011