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Demand-led and poverty-oriented … Or just subcontracted and efficient? Learning from (semi-) privatized technology transfer programmes in Chile

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  • Anthony Bebbington

    (University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA)

  • Octavio Sotomayor

    (Grupo de Investigaciones Agrarias|Instituto Nacional para el Desarrollo Agropecuario, Santiago, Chile)

Abstract

In the search for alternatives to state-managed agricultural research and extension, there has been much interest in assessing the pros and cons of, and the mechanisms for, varying forms of private sector involvement. One experience of privatization that has received much attention has been that of Chile, which has the most privatized and market-oriented national system for technology transfer in Latin America. This paper suggests that this Chilean experience reveals both advantages and also limits of voucher and contract-based forms of privatization of rural services, and demonstrates that there continues to be an important role for state investment and co-ordination alongside private sector involvement. It also suggests that there is only limited evidence that this form of privatization has had a positive impact on farm incomes or on enhancing the extent to which services are demand led. The paper also notes that there have been very special circumstances in Chile that have helped consolidate this model. Attempts to transfer the model elsewhere ought therefore to be made with caution. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Anthony Bebbington & Octavio Sotomayor, 1998. "Demand-led and poverty-oriented … Or just subcontracted and efficient? Learning from (semi-) privatized technology transfer programmes in Chile," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 10(1), pages 17-34.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:10:y:1998:i:1:p:17-34
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(199801)10:1<17::AID-JID427>3.0.CO;2-I
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    1. Edmonds, Christopher M., 1999. "The Effect Of Technology Transfer Program Participation On Small Farms In Chile," 1999 Annual meeting, August 8-11, Nashville, TN 21520, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    2. Conning, Jonathan & Kevane, Michael, 2002. "Community-Based Targeting Mechanisms for Social Safety Nets: A Critical Review," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 30(3), pages 375-394, March.
    3. Poulton, Colin & Macartney, Jon, 2012. "Can Public–Private Partnerships Leverage Private Investment in Agricultural Value Chains in Africa? A Preliminary Review," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 40(1), pages 96-109.
    4. Ton, Giel & Klerkx, Laurens & de Grip, Karin & Rau, Marie-Luise, 2015. "Innovation grants to smallholder farmers: Revisiting the key assumptions in the impact pathways," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 9-23.
    5. Julia Fawaz & Paula Soto & Rosana Vallejos, 2015. "Female Micro-enterprises in Rural Central Chile. Construction and Reconstruction of the Role of Women in Agriculture. A Case Study," Athens Journal of Business & Economics, Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), vol. 1(3), pages 193-208, July.

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