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Agricultural policy, agribusiness, and rent-seeking behaviour / Andrew Schmitz, Hartley Furtan, Katherine Baylis.
LIBRA HD1787 .S37 2002
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schmitz, Andrew.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture and state--Canada.
- Agriculture and state.
- Canada.
- Agriculture and state--United States.
- United States.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects--Canada.
- Agriculture.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 511 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2002]
- Contents:
- 1 Agricultural Policy, Agribusiness, and Rent-Seeking Behaviour: What Are They All About? 3
- 2 History, Institutions, and Legal Structure 31
- 3 Agricultural Policy and Rent-Seeking Behaviour 63
- 4 Theoretical Considerations 83
- 5 Trade and Macroeconomic Effects 119
- 6 Marketing and Market Regulation 154
- 7 The Search for Stability 178
- 8 U.S. Stabilization Policies and Direct Farm Subsidies 218
- 9 Supply Management in Canada 250
- 10 Supply Management in the United States 278
- 11 Insurance Mechanisms in Agriculture 309
- 12 Input Use and Changing Farm Structure 335
- 13 Agricultural Productivity and R&D Policy 372
- 14 Agricultural Policy and the Environment 402
- 15 Regulation of Agriculture: Food Quality and Safety 435.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0802048463
- OCLC:
- 47948104
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