|
|
| Dimensions: 5.75'' x 9'' |
 |
| 375 pages |
|
|
AEI Press
(Washington)
|
|
| Publication Date: February 1996 |
|
|
| Hardcover |
| ISBN: 0844739006 |
| Price: $ 29.95 |
Add to Cart  |
|
| Examination Copies |
|
|
|
|
Agricultural R&D policy is becoming more prominent in the broader context of agricultural policy discussions. This volume takes a comprehensive look at the current policy, evaluating it in the context of the 100-plus-year history of U.S. public-sector agricultural R&D institutions and expenditures. The authors then propose changes in the financing, organization, and management of agricultural R&D.
Julian M. Alston is professor of agricultural economics at the University of California, Davis. Philip G. Pardey is a research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute and associate professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Minnesota.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Introduction
Agricultural Research Institutions and Investments
Changing Structure of U.S. Agriculture
Concepts, Measures, and Measurement Issue in Agricultural Productivity
Economic Effects of Agricultural Research
Rates of Return to Agricultural R&D
Economics of Government Involvement in R&D
Current Policy in a Contemporary Context
Getting Research Right
References
Index
About the Authors
