APPENDIX VI APPENDIX -VI Similar advantages or handicaps, in much the same way as do--for example--large cities, specific geographical region. ~in or states within a However, we believe that- general--the circumstances confronting Puerto Rico are sufficiently different, in nature and/or scope, that they render invalid most attempts to compare Puerto Rico's situation directly with those of the other territories, It and Republic of Malagasay as the without is as if one were to compare Great Britain taking ment. education, Puerto that as history, culture, political insti- infrastructure, and economic develop- To a great extent, such an exercise would be like comparing group societies," into account such factors proximity to other countries, tutions, "island apples Rico with oranges. Our position is has more in common with the that states than with the other territories as a as group, Puerto Rico likewise has much more in common a and with the states than does any other single territory. The Draft Report, constraints which development. Let on page 39, hamper us lists a economic examine these number and of social constraints as applied to Puerto Rico: 1. "Geographic isolation mainland United States." virtually from major world Though it markets is undeniable and that every offshore island is to some extent geog-. raphically isolated from major markets, we would like to 77 9000284