Philip G. Pardey Boeken

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.

This volume explores the major policy dimensions of agricultural research, both national and international, with a primary focus on less developed countries. The approach is strongly quantitative and presents a synthesis and interpretation of the data.