The challenge for agriculture and the emergence of agricultural research -- Birth of the land-grant university and its impact on agricultural research -- Institutionalization of agricultural research -- Changing paradigms in agriculture -- Recent paradigm changes in agriculture -- Success of...

This volume represents some of the proceedings of the 24th conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) held in Berlin, Germany, in August 2000. The papers in this volume include the president's address, the Elmhirst Lecture and a selection of 20 contributed...