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Biblioteca(s): | Embrapa Pantanal; Embrapa Soja; Embrapa Unidades Centrais.
Data corrente: | 30/06/1998
Data da última atualização: | 12/12/2007
Autoria: | MARINHO, D. N. C.
Título: | The role of the diffusion of modern agricultural technology and practices in less developed countries.
Ano de publicação: | 1979
Fonte/Imprenta: | 1979 .
Páginas: | 112 p.
Idioma: | Inglês
Notas: | Dissertação (Mestrado)- Mississippi State University,  Mississippi- USA.
Conteúdo: | This study examines the role of the diffusion of modern agricultural technology in less developed countries. The major objectives of the study are: (1) to analyze the shortcomings of the diffusion of innovations studies, a subfield of rural sociology; (2) to analyze the implications of modern agricultural tecnnology for less developed countries by evaluating the major theoretical perspectives of this subject matter; (3) to propose alternatives to the role of modern technology in less developed countries. The methodological procedure is a critical evaluation of the bibliography related to the social and economic implications of modern technology. Some basic conclusions are drawn. The research developed by the diffusion of innovations subfield has little pragmatic and theoretical relevance for the less developed countries, due to their narrow theoretical scope and unidisciplinary character. The role of modern agricultural technology should be understood in relationship to the characteristics of the country, specifically its historical background and stage of social and economic development. The importance of agricultural technology as a tool for social engineering and as an instrument for national self-reliance is emphasized. It is suggested that the major topic of sociological analysis on the diffusion of technology be the analysis of the relationship between the characteristics of the technology and its social and economic implications, and of the conditions which make the diffusion of technologies viable.
Palavras-Chave: | Agricultural technology; Difusao; Innovation; Países em desenvolvimento.
Thesagro: | Agricultura; Difusão de Tecnologia; Inovação; Sociologia Rural; Tecnologia.
Thesaurus Nal: | agriculture; diffusion; rural sociology; technology.
Categoria do assunto: | --
Registro original: | Embrapa Unidades Centrais (AI-SEDE)

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AI-SEDE - (15256-1) - ADD - TS - -- - 79/001 - MAR - 1979.00001 - DIS
CNPSO - (21866-1) - ADD - TS - PP - 4/79 -  - 4/79 - DIS
CPAP - (33674-1) - ADD - TS - PP - TS89.00217 -  - 1989.00217 - DIS