Persistence Pays U.S. Agricultural Productivity Growth and the Benefits from Public R&D Spending /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Alston, Julian M. (Συγγραφέας), Andersen, Matthew A. (Συγγραφέας), James, Jennifer S. (Συγγραφέας), Pardey, Philip G. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Σειρά: Natural Resource Management and Policy ; 34
• Θέματα: Economic policy.; Agricultural economics.; Economics.; Agricultural Economics.; Economic Policy.; R & D/Technology Policy.

This book documents the evolving path of U.S. agriculture in the 20th Century and the role of public R&D in that evolution. The work begins with a detailed quantitative assessment of the shifting patterns of production among the states and over time and of the public institutions and investments...