This book discusses the problems of developing quality information on the availability of natural resources. Originally published in 1969

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Role of Natural Resources in Economic Development; Chapter 3 The Capabilities and Limits of Information Programs; Chapter 4 The Costs of Natural Resource Information; Chapter 5 The State of Natural Resource Information in Latin America; Chapter 6 Scheduling Expenditures for Natural Resource Information; Chapter 7 Some Guidelines for Organization and Administration of Information Activities; Chapter 8 The Experience of Peru and Chile, and Some Problems of Small Countries; Chapter 9 Summary;