NATURAL RESOURCES 

 A. Minerals and Raw Materials 



Canfield, Monte E., Jr. and John R. Hadd. "Government Response to Commodity 

 Shortages." Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 

 V. 420, July 1975: 60-71. 



"The federal government was ill-prepared to deal with the fuel, food and 

 nonenergy materials "shortages" experienced in the early 1970s. Future 

 shortages may well be anticipated, due not only to depletion of available 

 stocks, but also perhaps to economic (pricing), political (supply disruption), 

 and limited production capacity factors. Annually, the United States is 

 becoming more dependent upon foreign sources of supply. As the international 

 scene has become more volatile and unstable, thereby increasing the vul- 

 nerability of foreign supply sources, overall domestic exploration has declined. 

 New planning mechanisms are required if governmental capability to forecast 

 and deal with either gradual or abrupt changes in supply or price is to be 

 achieved. Alternative futures analysis is seen as a useful tool in the creation 

 and implementation of a viable nonenergy materials policy." 

 Dinsmore, John II., Raw Materials: Crisis for the 70's (an annotated bibliography 

 of selected U.S. Government publications concerning the national and inter- 

 national raw materials situation). Monticello, 111., 1975. 16 p. (Council of 

 Planning Librarians. Exchange bibliography 879). 

 Fox, William. Tin: The Working of a Commodity Agreement. London, Mining 

 Journal Books, 1974. 418 p. 



"With commodity problems on people's minds, this valuable book — 

 probably the only account of a commodity agreement by one who played a 

 key part in administering it for many years — has great current interest. 

 While discreet, Mr. Fox is quite frank about mistakes and conflicts of views 

 and restrained in his assessment of the buffer stocks, export controls and 

 other devices of the tin agreements. Some of the most interesting passages 

 concern the Soviet Union's sales of Chinese tin in the 19503 and the Tin 

 Council's relations — sometimes cooperative and sometimes adversative with 

 that large outsider with the stockpile, the United States." (1) 

 Howe, James W. Interdependence and the World Economy. [New York, Foreign 

 Policv Association, 1974] 63 p. (Headline series. No. 222) 



Contents: A New Era; Major Factors; Institutional Problems, Now 

 . Global Problems, The Need for International Cooperation, and Politics Tor 

 the United States. 



Deals especially with raw materials. 



"International Aspects of Materials Policy." Chap. 9 In U.S. Congress. Material 



Needs and the Environment: Today and Tomorrow: Final Report of the National 



■ Commission on Materials Policy. In compliance with section 201 of Title II 



of Public Law 91-512. Jime 1973. 93d Cong., 2d sess. Senate document no. 



93-97. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1974, various parts. 



The substance of this chapter indicates, in part, that "The forces of the 

 marketplace, subject to considerations of public policy, have historically 

 served the Nation well in providing sufficient supplies of materials at reason- 

 able prices. Market forces must thus continue to be the prime determinant 

 of the mix of domestic production and imports. The role of public policy as 

 caretaker of the national interest, however, must be enlarged. In analyzing 

 the circumstances of any material, considerations of the health and viability 

 of domestic industry, national security, and fair international competition 

 must all enter into the determination of when to rely upon the market and 

 when to modify its operation. In this context, energy materials (particularly 

 petroleum and natural gas) deserve special attention." 

 Kissinger, Henry A. "U.N. Session on Raw Materials and Economic Develop- 

 ment." In Remarks of Hubert H. Humphrey. Coiigressional Record [daily ed.] 

 v. 120, Apr. 23, 1974: S6103-S6105. 



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