This chapter describes the innovation system that generated zero tillage (ZT) technology in Argentina, based on a review of relevant literature and semistructured interviews with 21 key informants in Argentina and 43 informants in Brazil, Paraguay, Mexico, and the UK. The chapter reviews the...

This chapter explains the difficulties encountered in developing more extensive and intimate patterns of public-private sector interaction in the Indian agricultural research system, and draws implications for reform. An innovation systems framework is used to explore this problem from a wider...

This chapter examines: the factors influencing private and public sector investment in plant breeding in industrial countries; the levels of investment in plant breeding and on-farm varietal use; the forces driving the privatization of plant breeding in industrial countries; the future roles for...

This chapter questions the continued need for public plant breeding programmes in developing countries and discusses their future role. The following factors driving the changes taking place in the plant breeding industry are identified: the commercialization of agriculture; the privatization of...

This chapter outlines policy options for public research organizations in developing countries to address issues pertaining to intellectual property and income generation. The major emphasis is on crop improvement research, which is most affected by the recent changes in the public research...

The Balearic Islands, Spain, are presented as a case study of a tourist destination in the mature stage of the product life cycle model. The development of a sustainable development strategy to control tourist activity is reviewed. The strategy that was adopted by the local government had the...

This chapter outlines some of the more important aspects of park finance and marketing and their relationship to tourism. Topics discussed include: the role of finance in park management; management effectiveness; public and private sector financial relationships; park fees and pricing policy; and...

This chapter first presents an overview of the management of a park's visitation and the roles of public and private enterprise in park tourism. It then explores tourism management approaches and models, highlighting the tourism policies of the US National Park Service and the New South Wales...

The objectives of this chapter are: to review the impact of intellectual property rights (IPR) legislation on public agricultural research and on the national agricultural research organizations (NAROs) in developing countries; and to evaluate the pros and cons of the commercialization of public...

This chapter examines the significant differences between leisure and tourism and between leisure studies and tourism studies, while it notes that tourism can be seen conceptually as primarily a form of leisure. While marked changes took place in the balance between the public and private sectors...