Reflections on the Organization of Regional Research Activities

Marshall Harris and R. J. Hildreth

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1968, vol. 50, issue 4, 815-826

Abstract: Regional research in economics under the Research and Marketing Act of 1946 is at a crossroad. If certain organizational problems are not resolved, commitments by administrators and reseachers to regional research will continue to decline. The habits of thought of administrators, inherent weaknesses in the committee setup, and experience with focusing research on state and local problems made it easy to plan and conduct "regional" research with little regard to regional problems and team effort. Regional research should extend a warm welcome under an inspiring environment to well-qualified researchers. Suggestions for improvement of regional research include: (1) experimentation with programs of regional research in contrast to a series of narrowly defined, uncoordinated, short-term projects; (2) the appointment in some cases of regional coordinators to effectuate the policies and plans of regional committees; (3) the establishment of regional research centers with small staffs for certain types of projects; and (4) more flexibility in size and composition of regional committees.

Date: 1968
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