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Technology as a Social Issue: Agricultural Research Organization in Latin America
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Technology as a Social Issue: Agricultural Research Organization in Latin America book
Technology as a Social Issue: Agricultural Research Organization in Latin America
DOI link for Technology as a Social Issue: Agricultural Research Organization in Latin America
Technology as a Social Issue: Agricultural Research Organization in Latin America book
ABSTRACT
A summary of the characteristics and evolution of the national agricultural research institutes in Latin America is presented. The role of public organizations in research and the dissemination of new production techniques in capitalist economies is discussed. The dominant institutional model is analyzed from an historical perspective, and its functionality in a Latin American context is debated.