A billion dollars a day : the economics and politics of agricultural subsidies

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Peterson, E. Wesley F. (Author)
Format Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009
Subjects
zemědělská politika
ekonomika zemědělství
případové studie
ISBN9781405185875
978-1-4051-8586-8
Physical Descriptionxxi, 292 s. ; 23 cm

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the problem of agricultural subsidies
  • The economics of government intervention
  • The structure of the world food system
  • Global institutions and the World Trade Organization
  • The nature and scope of agricultural subsidies in high-income countries
  • U.S. agricultural policy : how not to save the family farm
  • Agricultural policy in the European Union : Europe's sacred cows
  • Agricultural policy on the Pacific rim : non-trade concerns versus comparative advantage
  • Agricultural policy in developing countries : cheap food
  • Conclusion : whither agricultural policy?

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