Thorpe (economics, U. of Portsmouth, UK) examines agrarian development in Honduras, focusing on the role of the state. He assesses the practicality of current neo-liberal agrarian policy in terms of the Honduran economic reality, arguing that the current policy matrix will likely prove unworkable and may even adversely affect rural welfare, if not broader output levels. Double-spaced text. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)