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| Graff, G.; Roland-Holst, D.; Zilberman, D.. |
| This paper examines the challenges and opportunities facing the agricultural biotechnology sector as it works to sustain innovations and further propagate its benefits into the new century. Drawing on US experience, we survey the milestones of technological, legal and economic precedence and discuss institutional mechanisms for public and private partnership that can help agricultural biotechnology fulfil its immense promise. In particular, we emphasize the importance of the public sector in facilitating private agency, via promotion of basic research, dissemination of innovations, and as a guarantor of property rights |
| Tipo: Conference proceedings |
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| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://library.wur.nl/ojs/index.php/frontis/article/view/928 |
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| Hellegers, P.; Schoengold, K.; Zilberman, D.. |
| Water allocations as well as water quality and health concerns are often due to inadequate policies and institutions, which pose major challenges for policy reform. The necessary ingredients of such reform include four elements: rules to improve the decision-making process about water projects, principles to improve water allocation, incentives for water conservation, and incentives to improve water quality. The paper shows that improved policies and incentives can address many of the global water problems and lead to environmental sustainability while addressing distributional issues. Some of the reforms may hurt the poor in the short run through higher water prices, but may provide them better access to water and reduce the toll of unsustainable water... |
| Tipo: Conference proceedings |
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| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://library.wur.nl/ojs/index.php/frontis/article/view/1574 |
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