An argument for deregulating the transfer of agricultural technologies to developing countries

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 111-127

  Gisselquist, David ^a   Grether, Jean Marie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; DEREGULATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0034038569     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/14.1.111     Document Type: Article

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