Knowledge generation and technical change : institutional innovation in agriculture

List of Contributors. Acknowledgements. Introduction S. Wolf, D. Zilberman. I: Context and Analytic Principles. 1. Beyond the Endless Frontier: From the Land Grant to the Entrepreneurial University H. Ezkowitz. 2. Generation and Commercialization of Knowledge: Trends, Implications, and Models for Public and Private Agricultural Research and Education W. Lacy. 3. Public Research/Private Alignments G. Rausser. 4. Challenges for Public Agricultural Research and Extension in A World of Proprietary Science and Technology B. Wright. 5. Finance, Organization and Impacts of U.S. Agricultural Research: Future Prospects W. Huffman. 6. Agricultural Knowledge Systems: Issues of Accountability C.B. Flora. 7. Institutional Innovation in Natural Resource Management: A Conceptualization and Some Australian Examples J. Cary. II: Empirical Studies. 8. Land-Grant/Industry Relationships and the Institutional Relations of Technological Innovation in Agriculture: Longitudinal Evidence from National Surveys of Agricultural Scientists F.H. Buttel. 9. Structure of Public-Private Knowledge Networks in Plant Biotechnology: An EU-US Comparison I. Theodorakopoulou, N. Kalaitzandonakes. 10. Offices of Technology Transfer: Privatizing University Innovations for Agriculture D. Parker, et al. 11. Origins of Public-Private Knowledge Flows and Current State-of-the-Art: Can Agriculture Learn from Industry? J. Senker, W. Faulkner. 12. Institutional Relations in Agricultural Information Systems S. Wolf, et al. 13. Innovative Models of Technology Generation and Transfer: Lessons Learned from the South L.A. Thrupp, M. Altieri. 14. Whither Agricultural Extension Worldwide? Reforms and Prospects W. Rivera. 15. Agricultural Extension: Generic Challenges and the Ingredients for Solutions G. Feder, et al. III: Conclusion. 16. Institutional Dimensions of Knowledge System Design and Analysis S. Wolf, D. Zilberman. Index.