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La polémica de la mecanización agrícola
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|February 8, 1985
Resumen
Una demanda alegaba que la investigación de la mecanización universitaria perjudica a los trabajadores agrícolas y a las comunidades rurales. Sin embargo, la evidencia no apoya estas afirmaciones, destacando las complejidades de la investigación agrícola financiada con fondos públicos.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias Agrícolas Ciencias Agrícolas
- Economía La economía es la economía.
- Sociología Rural Sociología Rural
Sus antecedentes:
- La investigación de mecanización agrícola financiada con fondos públicos por la Universidad de California se enfrenta a desafíos legales.
- Una demanda presentada por California Rural Legal Assistance en nombre de los trabajadores agrícolas alega impactos negativos en el empleo, los pequeños agricultores, los consumidores, la vida rural y la negociación colectiva.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Revisar la evidencia con respecto a los supuestos impactos negativos de la investigación de la mecanización agrícola.
- Evaluar la validez de las afirmaciones de que la investigación en mecanización desplaza a los trabajadores agrícolas, perjudica a los pequeños agricultores, consumidores y comunidades rurales e impide la negociación colectiva.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de la evidencia y los datos existentes relacionados con la mecanización agrícola.
- Análisis de los impactos económicos y sociales de la investigación de la mecanización en varias partes interesadas.
Principales resultados:
- La evidencia revisada no apoya las acusaciones de que la investigación de la mecanización ha desplazado a los trabajadores agrícolas, eliminado a los pequeños agricultores, perjudicado a los consumidores, deteriorado la calidad de vida rural o obstaculizado la negociación colectiva.
- Los hallazgos sugieren que las alegaciones de la demanda no están sustentadas por los datos disponibles.
Conclusiones:
- El estudio concluye que las afirmaciones hechas en la demanda contra la investigación de mecanización de la Universidad de California no están respaldadas por pruebas.
- El caso subraya la vulnerabilidad de los programas de investigación universitarios a los litigios cuando los mandatos legislativos involucran múltiples objetivos potencialmente conflictivos.
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