Commodification of science and the production of public goods: Plant protection research in Kazakhstan

Research Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 411-421

  Toleubayev, Kazbek ^a   Jansen, Kees ^b   van Huis, Arnold ^b  

^a The Kazakh Research Institute for Plant Protection   (Kazakhstan)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Kazakhstan; Plant protection research; Public good; Soviet Union; Transition

Indexed keywords

KAZAKHSTAN; PLANT PROTECTION; PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH; PUBLIC GOODS; SOVIET UNION;

INSECT CONTROL;

RESEARCH;

EID: 77949275257     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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