{"product_id":"9780792374480","title":"Natural Resource Management and Policy: Institutional Innovation in Agriculture","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNatural Resource Management and Policy: Institutional Innovation in Agriculture\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWolf, Steven; Zilberman, David\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge generation and transfer mechanisms are being  transformed in important and controversial ways. Investment in  research and development has increased in response to recognition that  scientific productivity is tightly connected to economic dynamism.  Patent protection has been expanded in order to stimulate higher  levels of private investment. Intellectual property rights held by  public organizations and researchers are now increasingly transferred  to private organizations to accelerate the diffusion and enhance the  value of knowledge produced by public agencies and universities.  Additionally, new institutions such as university offices of  technology transfer, venture capital markets, and a variety of  consortia in knowledge-intensive industries are being established  throughout the United States and in other parts of the world. These  changes have led to a repositioning of the state in systems of  innovation and an increase in the proprietary character of technical  information. \u003cbr\u003e  The purpose of this book is to review and analyze i) contemporary  transitions in agricultural knowledge generation and extension  arrangements from an empirical perspective, and ii) emerging and  contradictory perspectives as to how knowledge systems can be assessed  effectively. The authors aim to provide the reader with a better  understanding of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e the implications of new  biotechnologies and new intellectual property rights regimes on  public-private relations in science, \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e the extent to which  benefits from scientific knowledge are being appropriated by private  sector actors, \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e the diversity and possible outcomes of  privatization initiatives in extension, and \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e prospects for  public goods production and ecological sustainability given  contemporary trends. \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e   The book presents contrasting views on  the degree of complementarity and substitution between private and  public sector investments in research and extension. Recognizing that  the labels `public' and `private' are incomplete and at times  misleading descriptions of the structure and function of coordinating  bodies in social systems, the analyses highlight ways in which public  and private spaces and modes of functioning combine. In addition to  illustrating a broad range of analytic methodologies useful for  studying organizational questions in knowledge systems, the authors  identify the implications of a range of past and potential  institutional innovations. \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2001-09-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792374480\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-1499-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 371\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44806324289676,"sku":"9780792374480","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792374480.jpg?v=1770782974","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792374480","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}