Marston Bates

Philosophy and Religion

cies, as well as special efforts in the fields of education, health care, housing, and sanitation. The agricultural program reflects the dual nature of the Venezuelan farm economy, which contains a commercialized sector absorbing one-third of the farms side by side with a subsistence sector made up of the two-thirds of the farm families which operate less than five hectares. Measures suitable for the stimulation of production in the commercial sector offer little help to the subsistence sector. As there are large areas of publicly owned land which are undeveloped but suitable for agricultural use, help to the subsistence farmers might be forthcoming in the form of a resettlement program with adequate guidance and capital equipment for the new settlers. These and related matters are discussed in considerable detail in this workmanlike and thought-provoking study. HENRY WILLIAM SPIEGEL Professor of Economics Catholic University of America