Privatization and the Crisis of Agricultural Extension: The Case of Pakistan: The Case of Pakistan (Routledge Revivals) - Hardcover

Munir, Ahmed; Davidson, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138720453 ISBN 13: 9781138720459

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

This title was first published in 2003. he public sector plays a dominant international role in the provision of agricultural extension and services. This role has been the subject of much debate. Some argue for extension's privatization, claiming that a market driven system provides the most rational and efficient means of information delivery. Based on extensive empirical research from the Punjab (Pakistan), this volume examines the comparative effectiveness of public and private extension services from the perspective of farmers. It also focuses on information from extension agents about their respective organizations and work environments. In so doing, the book expands and elaborates on the practical considerations of privatization and information delivery. It then broadens out into a discussion of alternative means of extension delivery, focusing on participatory approaches, education theory and pluralism.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1138720453
• ISBN 13: 9781138720459
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 180