Agricultural research policy in an era of privatization [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Derek Byerlee and Ruben G. Echeverr?ia

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910823487203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, USA, : CABI Pub., c2002
• ISBN: 1-280-82985-0; 9786610829859; 0-85199-880-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ByerleeDerek; Echeverr?iaRuben G
• Disciplina: 630/.7/2
• Soggetti: Agriculture - Research
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Based on papers from a symposium held in conjunction with the 24th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, in Berlin, Aug. 12-19, 2000. With additional material.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acronyms; Agricultural Research Policy in an Era of Privatization: Introduction and Overview; The Evolution of Public Research 1 Systems in Developing Countries: Facing New Challenges; The Growing Role of the Private 2 Sector in Agricultural Research; Joint Funding of Agricultural 3 Research by Producers and Government in Australia; Farmer and Industry Funding of 4 Agricultural Research in Colombia; Financing Agricultural Research 5 by Producers' Organizations in Africa; Partnership of Producer and 6 Government Financing to Reform Agricultural Research in UruguayPublic-Private Cooperation in 7 Agricultural Research: Examples from The Netherlands; Public-Private Interactions and 8 Technology Policy in Innovation Processes for Zero Tillage in Argentina; Public-Private Sector Interaction 9 in the Indian Agricultural Research System: an Innovation Systems Perspective on Institutional Reform; Privatization of Plant Breeding 10 in Industrialized Countries: Causes, Consequences and the Public Sector Response; Plant Breeding Research in 11 Developing Countries: What Roles for the Public and Private Sectors?Managing Intellectual Property 12 and Income Generation in Public Research Organizations; Reforming China's ; Agricultural 13 Research System; Financing Agricultural Research 14 by Competitive Funds; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Late 20th century decades witnessed a dramatic shift from public to private sector funding and execution of agricultural research in many developed countries. This book assesses the implications of these changes and discusses the nature of public-private research partnership.