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The individual study system in teaching general and agricultural economics: Methodology and results
1Department of General Economics, Agricultural University, Wageningen Netherlands
2Department of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural University, Wageningen Netherlands
Received May 1, 1985;
Summary
General economics and, more particularly, agricultural economics can be fruitfully applied to the agricultural sector. Students of agricultural economics may benefit from knowledge of the general economic theory, not only because of the links between the theories, but also because of the growing interrelatedness of agriculture with the rest of the economy. Combination of these courses has the advantage of clearly showing these relations. Experience at Wageningen agricultural university proved that the Individual Study System is an appropriate form for these courses.