Imaginaries of development: The rockefeller foundation and rice research

Science as Culture

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 461-482

  Smith, Elta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Development; Governance; Imaginaries; Rockefeller Foundation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861652338     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505430903186070     Document Type: Article

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