Rationale for public funding of agricultural extension programs

Journal of Agricultural and Food Information

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 3-25

  Bennett, Claude F ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural extension; Applied research; Comparative advantage; Market failure; Nonformal education; Private benefits; Privatization; Public benefits; Public funding; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003542082     PISSN: 10496505     EISSN: 15404722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J108v03n04_02     Document Type: Article

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