Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Critical Minerals -- 2 Minerals and Materials Uses in the United States -- 3 Availability and Reliability of Supply -- 4 Applying the Matrix -- 5 Mineral Information and Possible Initiatives in Research and Education -- 6...

Is the United States in danger of losing its competitive edge in science and technology? This volume reviews the arguments surrounding this issue and contrasts them with relevant data, including trends in research and development investment; information on the size, composition, and pay of the...

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Characteristics of Effective External Independent Reviews -- 3 Criteria for Structuring Review Programs -- 4 Conclusions, Findings, and Recommendations -- A Biographies of Committee Members and Consultant --...

Author and historian Bruce A. Beaubouef examines, for the first time, the interactions that have shaped the development of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). In a time of continued vulnerability, this definitive work will be of interest to those concerned with the history, economy, and...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Linking Places of Production and Consumption -- Chapter 1: Going Bananas -- Chapter 2: Space Invaders -- Chapter 3: Altered Landscapes and Transformed Livelihoods -- Chapter 4: Sigatoka, Science, and Control -- Chapter 5:...

Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan -- Copyright -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- OVERVIEW -- MAJOR FINDINGS -- Why Work Toward Technology Reciprocity? -- Previous Efforts and Initiatives Have Made Little Progress To Date -- Overcoming Obstacles Will...

Toward a New Era in U.S. Manufacturing -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Statement of the Problem -- A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON U.S. MANUFACTURING -- THE CURRENT ROLE OF THE MANUFACTURING FUNCTION -- RECENT PERFORMANCE OF U.S. MANUFACTURING --...

Improving Productivity in U.S. Marine Container Terminals -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- Summary Report of the Committee on Productivity of Marine Terminals -- Findings -- State of the Art of Marine Container Terminals -- Marine Container Terminal Systems Engineering and Design --...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1 Background and History -- Factors Shaping the Trade Debate -- Free Trade -- Protectionism and Fair Trade -- Trade Surpluses and Deficits -- Trade Patterns -- Trade Politics -- Historical Overview -- American System of High...

Executive summary -- Overview -- The role of US multinationals in the US economy and the evolution of their domestic operations -- Outward FDI by US multinationals: implications for US jobs, exports, and investment -- Globalization of R&D by US multinationals: implications for US prosperity --...