On the organisation of agricultural research in the United Kingdom, 1945-1994: A quantitative description and appraisal of recent reforms

Research Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 4-5, 1997, Pages 557-576

  Thirtle, Colin ^a   Palladino, Paolo ^b   Piesse, Jenifer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural and food research; Privatisation; Restructuring; United kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002096653     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0048-7333(97)00031-0     Document Type: Article

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