ABSTRACT

This book is both a discussion of key decisions Alaskans must make in coming years and a case study of problems of public finance and policy that accompany shifts in power. Originally published in 1962

part |22 pages

Introduction

chapter I|20 pages

Some First Impressions

part 1|80 pages

Main Strands of the Pattern

chapter II|35 pages

The Great Land

chapter III|43 pages

Major Development Strands

part 2|82 pages

Transition—The Fifties and Statehood

chapter IV|40 pages

The Nineteen Fifties—a Total Pattern

chapter V|40 pages

Political Determinism—an Alaskan Version

part 3|89 pages

The New State Faces Life

chapter VI|37 pages

A Matter of Money

chapter VII|30 pages

A Matter of Expectation

chapter VIII|20 pages

A Matter of Direction

part |19 pages

Conclusion

chapter IX|17 pages

The Future of Alaska