There are admirable illustrations and sketch-maps and copious bibliographies, ... Economic Geography of South America. Prof. R. H. Whitbeck By. Pp. vii + 430.

South American countries grapple with the decision to exploit oil and gas reserves or prioritize the protection of their environment, particularly the Amazon rainforest.

SOUTH AMERICA offers great scope for economic development from the European point of view. Too much that is written about that continent has a commercial bias or a political colouring. Thus a ...