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OverviewAgricultural policy reform has become a very hot topic. Over the next couple of years we will see the funding for these programs being hotly debated. The thesis of this book is that a better-informed public is essential to bring rationality to farm policy. This book provides telling evidence that markets work, that competent commercial farmers will earn returns on their resources as high as those earned elsewhere in the absence of income transfer to farmers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Luther G. Tweeten (Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Marketing, Policy and Trade, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, Ohio State University, Columbus) , Stanley R. Thompson , D. Gale JohnsonPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.632kg ISBN: 9780813808994ISBN 10: 0813808995 Pages: 324 Publication Date: 31 January 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsForeword. Preface. Farm Commodity Programs: Essential Safety Net or Corporate Welfare?. Ag Policy: Pre-and Post-FAIR Act Comparisons. The Content of Farm Policy in the 21st Century. An Empirical Analysis of the Farm Problem. Income Variability of the U.S. Farm Sector and Public Policy. Crop Insurance. Coalitions and Competitiveness: Why Has the Sugar Program Been Resilient?. Rational Policy Processes for a Pluralistic World. The Changing Economics of Ag and the Environment. Farmland is Not Just for Farming Anymore: The Policy Trends. Kuznets Curves For Environmental Degradation and Resource Depletion. Competing Paradigms in the OECD and their Impact on the WTO. Food Security: Trade and Agricultural Commodity Policy. IndexReviewsAuthor InformationLuther G. Tweeten is Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Marketing, Policy, and Trade, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus. An internationally acclaimed agricultural policy economist, Tweeten is the author/co-author of eight books and over 500 journal articles and published papers. Stanley R. Thompson is the editor of Agricultural Policy for the 21st Century, published by Wiley. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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