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The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Interdisciplinary Research in Agriculture
Duffy, Patricia A.; Guertal, Elizabeth A.; Muntifering, … - In: Journal of Agribusiness 15 (1997) 2
Increasingly, interdisciplinary research is being touted as a way to solve real-life problems of interest to the taxpayers who support research at public universities. The purpose of this paper is to examine the benefits of interdisciplinary agricultural research involving economists and natural...
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Cash Wheat Marketing: Strategies for Real People
Brorsen, B. Wade; Anderson, Kim B. - In: Journal of Agribusiness 12 (1994) 2
A new paradigm is needed in extension marketing programs. Attempts to help producers time the market, either through cask sales or futures trading, appear to be of little benefit. Marketing extension programs need to place less emphasis on outlook and futures trading and more emphasis on simple...
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International Financial Volatility
Griffith-Jones, Stephany; Kimmis, Jenny - In: Journal of Human Development and Capabilities 4 (2003) 2, pp. 209-225
The authors argue for reforms in the international financial system to deliver sufficient and sufficiently stable private and public flows, and to sustain more rapid growth and investment in developing countries. The paper begins with an analysis of the way in which international financial...
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On the Arbitrariness and Robustness of Multi-Dimensional Poverty Rankings
Qizilbash, Mozaffar - In: Journal of Human Development and Capabilities 5 (2004) 3, pp. 355-375
It is often argued that multi-dimensional measures of well-being and poverty -- such as those based on the capability … in the context of the inter-provincial ranking of poverty in South Africa in 1995-1996. It turns out that this ranking is … in 'income'/'expenditure' and 'human' poverty rankings is reinforced rather than undermined by checking for robustness …
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