Financing agricultural R&D in rich countries: What's happening and why

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-82

  Alston, Julian M ^a,b   Pardey, Philip G ^c   Smith, Vincent H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002652872     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.00037     Document Type: Article

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