Towards a framework for justifying public agricultural R&D: The example of UK agricultural research policy

Research Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 663-672

  Barnes, Andrew P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural R D; Market failure; Research funding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347156378     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(00)00099-8     Document Type: Article

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