A study of the science of man is inseparable from an examination of the options between which men must choose. This means that we can speak here not only of error, but of illusion. We speak of ‘illusion’ when we are dealing with something of greater substance than error, [it is] error which in a sense builds a counterfeit reality of its own . . . [Such illusions] are more than errors in this se...

The overwhelming significance of farmer-to-farmer networks to the exchange of planting material and information about recommended management practices underscores the role of village social structures in determining the use of banana technologies. This appendix briefly discusses the current state of local social structure in the selected banana producing areas of Uganda, focusing specifically o...