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Knowledge Generation and Technical Change

Institutional Innovation in Agriculture

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  • © 2001

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Editors:
  1. Steven A. Wolf

    1. Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, USA

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  2. David Zilberman

    1. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley, USA

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Part of the book series: Natural Resource Management and Policy (NRMP, volume 19)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  3. Empirical Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. Land-Grant/Industry Relationships and the Institutional Relations of Technological Innovation in Agriculture

      • Frederick H. Buttel
      Pages 151-175

    3. Structure of Public-Private Knowledge Networks in Plant Biotechnology: An EU-US Comparison

      • Irini Theodorakopoulou, Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes
      Pages 177-192

    4. Offices of Technology Transfer: Privatizing University Innovations for Agriculture

      • Douglas Parker, David Zilberman, Federico Castillo
      Pages 193-202

    5. Origins of Public-Private Knowledge Flows and Current State-of-the-Art

      • Jacqueline Senker, Wendy Faulkner
      Pages 203-232

    6. Institutional Relations in Agricultural Information Systems

      • Steven Wolf, David Zilberman, Steve Wu, David Just
      Pages 233-266

    7. Innovative Models of Technology Generation and Transfer: Lessons Learned from the South

      • Lori Ann Thrupp, Miguel Altieri
      Pages 267-290

    8. Whither Agricultural Extension Worldwide? Reforms and Prospects

      • William Rivera
      Pages 291-311

    9. Agricultural Extension: Generic Challenges and the Ingredients for Solutions

      • Gershon Feder, Anthony Willett, Willem Zijp
      Pages 313-353

  4. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 355-355
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    2. Conclusion: Institutional Dimensions of Knowledge System Design and Analysis

      • Steven Wolf, David Zilberman
      Pages 357-365
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Knowledge generation and transfer mechanisms are being transformed in important and controversial ways. Investment in research and development has increased in response to recognition that scientific productivity is tightly connected to economic dynamism. Patent protection has been expanded in order to stimulate higher levels of private investment. Intellectual property rights held by public organizations and researchers are now increasingly transferred to private organizations to accelerate the diffusion and enhance the value of knowledge produced by public agencies and universities. Additionally, new institutions such as university offices of technology transfer, venture capital markets, and a variety of consortia in knowledge-intensive industries are being established throughout the United States and in other parts of the world. These changes have led to a repositioning of the state in systems of innovation and an increase in the proprietary character of technical information.
The purpose of this book is to review and analyze i) contemporary transitions in agricultural knowledge generation and extension arrangements from an empirical perspective, and ii) emerging and contradictory perspectives as to how knowledge systems can be assessed effectively. The authors aim to provide the reader with a better understanding of
  • the implications of new biotechnologies and new intellectual property rights regimes on public-private relations in science,
  • the extent to which benefits from scientific knowledge are being appropriated by private sector actors,
  • the diversity and possible outcomes of privatization initiatives in extension, and
  • prospects for public goods production and ecological sustainability given contemporary trends.
The book presents contrasting views on the degree of complementarity and substitution between private and public sector investments in research and extension. Recognizing that the labels `public' and `private' are incomplete and at times misleading descriptions of the structure and function of coordinating bodies in social systems, the analyses highlight ways in which public and private spaces and modes of functioning combine. In addition to illustrating a broad range of analytic methodologies useful for studying organizational questions in knowledge systems, the authors identify the implications of a range of past and potential institutional innovations.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, USA

    Steven A. Wolf

  • Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley, USA

    David Zilberman

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