TABLE OF CONTENTS


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........... .... iii

LIST OF TABLES .................. vi

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS .... viii

ABSTRACT .................. .... ix

CHAPTER I: PROSPECT: SOME ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
AND RESOURCES . 1

 The Experience of Developed Countries and the
 Idea of Progress (1)
 Unique Characteristics of Economic Growth (11)
 The Importance of Resources to Growth and
 Production (14)

CHAPTER II: THE PROBLEM EXPRESSED: THE NATURE OF OUR
INQUIRY ..... 22

 Intention (22)
 Definitions (23)
 Scope and Method (27)

CHAPTER III: THE COURSE AND CHANGING NATURE OF UNITED
STATES PRODUCTION AFTER 1860--AN OVERVIEW .. 29

 Production in 1860 (29)
 Changing Conditions and Changing Techniques
 After 1860 (35)
 The New Importance of Iron and Copper--Metals
 in Relation to the General Economy (44)
 The Changing Nature of Production after 1860 (40)

CHAPTER IV: THE DEMAND FOR IRON AND COPPER IN THE
UNITED STATES, 1860-1960 .. 55

 The Changing Uses of Iron and Copper (55)
 Growth in National Output and Growth in Metals (69)
 The Efficient Use of Metals (73)
 Increased Production and Increased Metals
 Demand (78)