▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁At ▁Ber keley , ▁he ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁science ▁department ▁( 1 9 6 6 – 1 9 6 9 ) ▁and ▁found ing ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Public ▁Policy ▁( 1 9 6 9 – 1 9 7 7 ). ▁ ▁Wild av sky ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Political ▁Science ▁Association ▁for ▁ 1 9 8 5 – 8 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Public ▁Administration . ▁ ▁Wild av sky ▁was ▁a ▁scholar ▁on ▁budget ing ▁and ▁budget ▁theory . ▁He ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁increment al ism ▁in ▁budget ing , ▁meaning ▁that ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁predict or ▁of ▁a ▁future ▁political ▁budget ▁is ▁the ▁prior ▁one ; ▁not ▁a ▁rational ▁economic ▁or ▁decision ▁process ▁undert aken ▁by ▁the ▁state . ▁His ▁book ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁the ▁Bud get ary ▁Process ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁for ▁Public ▁Administration ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁most ▁influ ential ▁work ▁in ▁public ▁administration ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁fifty ▁years . ▁In ▁Search ing ▁for ▁Saf ety ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁Wild av sky ▁argued ▁that ▁trial ▁and ▁error , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁pre ca ution ary ▁principle , ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁way ▁to ▁manage ▁ris ks . ▁He ▁noted ▁that ▁rich , ▁techn olog ically ▁advanced ▁soci eties ▁were ▁the ▁saf est , ▁as ▁measured ▁by ▁life ▁expect ancy ▁and