Domestic Aluminum Resources: Dilemmas of Development. Volume II. Appendixes II-VII. Detailed Agency Comments and GAO Response.
Abstract
This is volume II of the report, which includes the comments from Federal agencies, aluminum companies, and academic advisers for the technical appendix contained in volume I, together with our response to the agency comments. The comments, as well as the report, concern major policy questions about U.S. resource development and industrial policy. The comments are frequently long and reflect a great deal of informed, deliberate thought. They also illustrate how technical data are influenced by subjective judgment and particular organizational perspective. This second volume illustrates that abstracted technical judgements may mask other considerations; that there is not one potential solution but numerous ones, depending on the definition of the research objective; and that the research objective for the miniplant program was changed to develop a nonbauxitic alumina technology rather than a process information matrix.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 17, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA087348
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office