Privatization of Information and Agricultural Industrialization

1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-1-57444-104-8
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

The respective roles of public and private sector institutions engaged in development and dissemination of agricultural information are currently undergoing dramatic change. Enhanced incentives, new technologies, and changes in industrial organization are spurring private investment. Simultaneously, political and economic conditions are constraining public agencies' participation in the current information boom. Privatization of Information and Agricultural Industrialization identifies the basis and implications of the ongoing shift from public to private sector control of agricultural information. Privatization of information raises meaningful social, economic, and environmental concerns deserving of immediate attention by analysts, advocates, policy makers, and those with a direct economic stake in agriculture. The objectives of the book are to:

Zielgruppe

AgriculturistsAgricultural engineersSpecialists in international agri-businessRural sociologistsRural studies programs

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wolf, Steven A.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Primärer Sektor Agrarökonomie, Ernährungswirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Status and Trends in Agricultural InformationInstitutional Relations in Agricultural Information: Transitions and Consequences, S.A. WolfInformation and Technology Transfer in Agriculture: The Role of the Public and Private Sectors, M. BoehljeCan Privatization of Information Meet the Goals of a Sustainable Agriculture? D. Keeney and W.T. VorleyIntegrating Public and Private R&D in the Food and Agriculture Sector, D. HoltOrganizational and Technological Change in Production SystemsCan Cooperatives Survive the Privatization of Biotechnology in U.S. Agriculture? E. Ransom, L. Busch, and G. MiddendorfToward an Agriculture Information System to Maximize Value in Agricultural Data, M.-C. Fortin and F.J. PierceThe Political Economy of Precision Farming, S.A. Wolf and F.H. ButtelAn Industrializing Animal Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Clustering, A. PurvisPrivatization of Crop Production Information Service Markets, S.A. WolfInternational CasesIssues in Public and Private Technology Transfer: The Cases of Australia and New Zealand, J. CaryLandcare: A Recent Australian Extension Phenomenon, B. ScarsbrickPrivatization of Extension in the United Kingdom: Implications for Agriculture and the Rural Economy, M. BunneyInstitutional InnovationTechnology and Information Transfer in U.S. Agriculture: The Role of Land Grant Universities, N. Kalaitzandonakes and J.B. BullockThe Changing Nature of Agricultural Markets: Implications for Privatization of Technology, Information Transfer, and Land-Grant Research and Extension, D. Zilberman, D. Sunding, and M. KhannaIndex