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The Training of Agricultural Economists in the USSR
Author(s) -
Baker C. B.,
Swanson E. R.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1236438
Subject(s) - training (meteorology) , agriculture , agricultural economics , political science , economics , geography , archaeology , meteorology
This article is an account of the authors' visits to certain institutions in Moscow, Leningrad, and Kiev which train agricultural economists. The similarity of the agricultural academy to the A and M type of institution in the U.S. is noted. Undergraduate course requirements at Timiryazev Agricultural Academy are presented and a description is given of graduate programs and procedures for obtaining thesis approval. Several typical thesis topics are mentioned along with comments on use of research techniques.