Social Scientist Monthly Journal of the Indian School of Social Sciences VOLUME 2 DECEMBER NUMBER 5 1973 CONTENTS E M S Namboodiripad 3 Chile and the Parliamentary Road to Socialism Ajit Roy 15 Lessons of the Chilean Experience Satyendra Narayan 26 Chile and the Question of Mazumdar Peaceful Transition to Socialism Hariharan Poonjar 32 Materialism and the 'Mysteries' COMMUNICATION N Ram 51 Development of Capitalism in Agriculture NOTE M P Parameswaran 67 Approach to Science and Technology Plan: A Critique BOOK REVIEW Rajendra Prasad 83 Science and Technology in India Articles, communication, note and book review express the views of their authors and not necessarily of the editors or of the Indian School of Social Sciences.