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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Gerald D. Toland, Jr. (Southwest Minnesota State University, USA) , William E. Nganje , Raphael Onyeaghala (Southwest Minnesota State University, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138208285ISBN 10: 1138208280 Pages: 364 Publication Date: 03 October 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback 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 ContentsPreface Chapter 1: An introduction to policy analysis Chapter 2: Twenty-first-century trends, opportunities, and challenges for US agriculture and food systems Chapter 3: A policy analysis toolbox: methods to investigate agricultural and food market scenarios Chapter 4: Analyzing economic consequences of farm safety net programs in the 2014 Farm Bill Chapter 5: The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): evaluating costs and benefits Chapter 6: US agricultural and food sector connections to the global economy Chapter 7: Analyzing effects of USDA nutrition programs on hunger and food security in the US Chapter 8: Economic choices and outcomes for agriculture, natural resources, and the environment Chapter 9: Research, technology, and the growth of sustainable agricultural production Chapter 10: Exploring the multi-dimensional aspects of food security Chapter 11: Twenty-first-century perspectives on rural development Chapter 12: Current developments and new dynamics influencing agricultural and food policy Chapter 13: When policies work at cross-purposes: addressing challenges and pursuing opportunitiesReviews‘An ambitious, comprehensive examination of U.S. agricultural and food policies initiated with extensive historical backgrounds, explained with strong statistical rigor, and employing a diverse collection of economic models and graphical illustrations. The text identifies key issues facing both policy makers and subjects today through applications to appropriate scenarios with arguments based on a broad collection of classic and contemporary economic literature.’ — Dr. C. Robert Stark, Jr., Professor of Agriculture Economics and Extension Economist, School of Agriculture, University of Arkansas at Monticello, USA. `An ambitious, comprehensive examination of U.S. agricultural and food policies initiated with extensive historical backgrounds, explained with strong statistical rigor, and employing a diverse collection of economic models and graphical illustrations. The text identifies key issues facing both policy makers and subjects today through applications to appropriate scenarios with arguments based on a broad collection of classic and contemporary economic literature.' - Dr. C. Robert Stark, Jr., Professor of Agriculture Economics and Extension Economist, School of Agriculture, University of Arkansas at Monticello, USA. Author InformationGerald D. Toland, Jr. is a Professor of Economics at Southwest Minnesota State University, USA. William E. Nganje is a Professor in the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University, USA. Raphael Onyeaghala is a Dean of the College of Business, Education, Graduate, and Professional Studies at Southwest Minnesota State University, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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