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The Political Economy of Extension Program Design: Institutional Maintenance Issues in the Organization and Delivery of Extension Programs

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Besides its educational function, extension is expected to generate political support for the land grant universities. The necessary conditions for extension programs to elicit political support are for them to (a) be a positive net benefit, (b) be clearly attributable to extension, (c) be feasible of political solicitation, and (d) have benefits of sufficient magnitude to motivate political action. The characteristics of programs that affect these conditions are the attributes of (a) incompatible use, (b) exclusion costs, and (c) joint impact. The instrument of program design that influences these attributes is the degree to which information is particularized to a specific audience.

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  • George R. McDowell, 1985. "The Political Economy of Extension Program Design: Institutional Maintenance Issues in the Organization and Delivery of Extension Programs," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 67(4), pages 717-725.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:67:y:1985:i:4:p:717-725.
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    1. Bitsch, Vera & Ferris, Ted & Lee, Katherine L. & McFadden, Mike & Ross, Dean, 2008. "Extension Educators Collecting Industry-specific Stakeholder Input," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida 43249, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    2. Lohr, Luanne & Hesterman, Oran & Kells, James & Landis, Douglas & Mutch, Dale, 1991. "Building An Interdisciplinary Team for Extension Education in Sustainable Agriculture," Staff Paper Series 201139, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    3. Wright, P. D. & Nieuwoudt, W. L., 1993. "The Political Economy Of The South African Dairy Industry: A Public Choice Analysis," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 32(1), March.
    4. Loveridge, Scott & Parliament, Claudia & Morse, George W., 1992. "Building Partnerships Between Extension Economists And Agents: Lessons From The Bush Fellowship Program In Community Economics," Staff Papers 13241, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    5. McDowell, George R., 1993. "Structural Change In Higher Education: Implications For Agricultural Economics Extension; Or Does Diffedence, Decadence And Dissonance Make A Difference?," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 25(1), pages 1-7, July.

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