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OverviewFirst published in 1983. How had the situation developed in which agriculture had become such a creature of state protection, where public money supported prosperous landowners while poor farmers received practically nothing? Where the value of agricultural support exceeded net farm income, and vastly exceeded the level of support available to British Steel or British Rail? In answering these questions John Bowers and Paul Cheshire examined the real value of agricultural support in successive policy phases since the Second World War, and analysed the effects this support had on income distribution. Their thesis was that agricultural change, including the transfer of land from traditional farmers to institutions and corporations, was not the product of impersonal progress, but the direct result of agricultural support policies, resting on specious economic arguments. The authors’ analysis of this subject has inescapable relevance for the policymaker, for the taxpayer and consumer of foodstuffs, for the urban user of the British countryside and indeed for farmers and the farming lobby. Agriculture, the Countryside and Land Use will be an important book for all these groups and also for students of agriculture, geography and economics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. K. Bowers , Paul CheshirePublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.226kg ISBN: 9780367264130ISBN 10: 0367264137 Pages: 190 Publication Date: 01 February 2021 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Figures; List of Tables; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction 2. Agriculture and the Countryside 3. Countryside Changes in West Berkshire 4. From Rags to Riches or What the Government Has Done for Farmers and What Farmers Have Done for Us 5. The CAP Regime 6. Agriculture and Economic Efficiency 7. The Case for Agricultural Expansion 8. Options for Policy; Name Index; Subject IndexReviewsAuthor InformationJ. K. Bowers, Paul Cheshire Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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