Review of Policy ResearchVolume 4, Issue 2 p. 277-280 INTRODUCTION Don F. Hadwlger, Don F. Hadwlger Professor of Political Science a t Iowa State Unlversity. He has worked in Congress and I N both the Agriculture Research Service and Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agricuiture. He has taught national, comparative, and international policy. HIS writings are on agriculture and r u r a l policy including an edited book on American Food Trade and the recent Politics of Agricultural Research.Search for more papers by this authorWilliam P. Browne, William P. Browne Professor of Political Science at Central Michigan University. He has done consulting work on public policies, including agriculture and trade issues in the United States and Middle East. He has taught policy development, evaluation, and analysis courses. h i s writings are on various policy and administrative areas including an edited book on American food trade.Search for more papers by this author Don F. Hadwlger, Don F. Hadwlger Professor of Political Science a t Iowa State Unlversity. He has worked in Congress and I N both the Agriculture Research Service and Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agricuiture. He has taught national, comparative, and international policy. HIS writings are on agriculture and r u r a l policy including an edited book on American Food Trade and the recent Politics of Agricultural Research.Search for more papers by this authorWilliam P. Browne, William P. Browne Professor of Political Science at Central Michigan University. He has done consulting work on public policies, including agriculture and trade issues in the United States and Middle East. He has taught policy development, evaluation, and analysis courses. h i s writings are on various policy and administrative areas including an edited book on American food trade.Search for more papers by this author First published: November 1984 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.1984.tb00212.x The editors are much Indebted to sponsors who urged us to undertake this project and who provided the necessary support. Stuart Nagel, Executive Secretary of the Policy Studies Organization, advanced the project vigor ously from the beginning. Initial encouragement and excellent advice was offered by Kenneth Farrell, Director of the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy at Resources for the Future, which provided sponsorship and financial assistance. As in the past, we turned to the Farm Foun dation's knowledgeable Managing Director James Hildreth for good advice and information, he are most grateful to these sponsors for their substantial support. The editors do not wish to overlook the enormous support from our own academic Institutions, Central Michigan University and Iowa State Universi ty which provided library and office facilities, and our professional time. We are also most grateful for the excellent assistance of our secre taries, Annette Van Cleave and Judy Neely. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume4, Issue2November 1984Pages 277-280 RelatedInformation