Sectionalism, Politics, and American Diplomacy. By EDWARD W. CHESTER. (Metuchen, N. J.: The Scarecrow Press, 1975. Pp. 348. $12.50.)

Abstract

In focusing so exclusively on the specifics of the Venezuelan case. Tu~n:ell ignored some interesting problems of comparison between Veneziiela and other underdeveloped but resource-rich nations. Why. for example, did not the Venezuelan government nationalize the oil companies at an earlier point in time, as did !B1exico? To what extent are attitudes toward social reform related to oil politics in developing countries? To what extent is the bargaining model generalizable to other nations and other resources? In ignoring such issues. Tugwell limits the usefulness of his very scholarly and detailed case study.