development of improved research methodologies, 

 collection and dissemination of information, and 

 training of analysts from developing countries. 



If research in this sensitive field is to have high 

 credibility for all users, it is important that it not 

 be financed by any single national government. U.S. 

 government support should therefore be merged with that 

 of other nations, the private sector, and foundations. 

 The following options, among others, appear to be 

 available: 



creation of an international foundation, with a 

 multinational board and diverse international 

 funding, to manage a program of grants and 

 contracts to existing research institutions around 

 the world; 



creation of a private international research 

 center, with financial support from governments and 

 private sources, governed by a distinguished 

 multinational board of directors and shielded as 

 much as possible from political influences; 

 — creation of a research center or expansion of 



existing research capabilities within an existing 

 international institution such as the World Bank. 



Successful activity in this field, whatever the 

 mode of organization, could promote sound decisions 

 affecting industrial development by policymakers in all 

 nations. 



Management of Resources 



Many of the initiatives concerning resource 

 management relate to the frontiers of scientific and 

 technical knowledge. They are designed to produce 

 near-term benefits for developing countries in the 

 exploitation of their energy and other natural 

 resources, including forests and marine environments, 

 and, at the same time, to help scientists from 

 developing countries participate more directly in the 

 emerging networks of basic scientific research of 

 global import. 



13. Development and Use of Energy 



Unexploited energy resources exist in every 

 country — nonrenewable fossil fuels such as petroleum, 

 coal, natural gas, and peat; nuclear and geothermal 

 resources; or renewable resources based directly or 

 indirectly on the sun. Energy is of central importance 

 to development, and developing countries have shown 



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