Science Under Scarcity: Principles and Practice for Agricultural Research Evaluation and Priority Setting (Food Systems & Agrarian Change) - Tapa dura

Alston, Julian M.; Norton, George W.; Pardey, Philip G.

 
9780801429378: Science Under Scarcity: Principles and Practice for Agricultural Research Evaluation and Priority Setting (Food Systems & Agrarian Change)

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Outlines theory and methods necessary for evaluating research in agriculture, for setting priorities for resource allocation, and assessing the social value of new technologies. Reviews methods such as economic surplus analysis, econometric techniques, mathematical programming procedures, and scoring models in the context of scientific policy, and explains how to apply the methods. Includes numerous b&w charts and tables. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Julian M. Alston is Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of California, Davis.

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9780851992990: Science Under Scarcity: Principles and Practice for Agricultural Research and Priority Setting (Cabi)

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ISBN 10:  0851992994 ISBN 13:  9780851992990
Editorial: CABI Publishing, 1998
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