The Corps of Engineers is in a position to dominate the formulation
and implementation of public policy at a given local level. The
position is based on the Corps' capability to influence the decision-making
process through the exercise of force by means of eminent
domain procedures, the assumption and demonstration...
Barth's theory of transactional analysis is applied to the
community of Tiller, Oregon and its reaction to a development proposal.
Community behavior patterns vis-a-vis the development proposal are
examined from a processual point of view to determine how these
patterns are generated.
The community's history and contemporary situation are described....