Policy reform and adjustment in the agricultural sectors of developed countries / edited by David Blandford and Berkeley Hill.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blandford, David.

Hill, Berkeley.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and state--European Union countries.

Agriculture and state.

Agriculture and state--North America.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--European Union countries.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--North America.

Economic stabilization--European Union countries.

Economic stabilization.

Economic stabilization--North America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Takes a fresh look at understanding the dynamics of the organic agricultural sector in Europe, Australia, South America, and the US. This book depicts organic agriculture as an engine of growth for the organic sector and examines the important roles played by producers, and other parts of the supply chain.

Contents:

Agricultural adjustment and policy reform : introduction / David Blandford and Berkeley Hill

Structural change in European agriculture / Berkeley Hill

Structural change in US agriculture / James M. MacDonald, Robert Hoppe, and David Banker

Pressures for adjustment in the agricultural sectors of developed countries / David Blandford

Policy reform and adjustment in the European Union : changes in the common agricultural policy and enlargement / Pierre Bascou, Pierluigi Londero, and Wolfgang Munch

Policy reform and US agricultural adjustment capacity / Mary E. Burfisher ... [et al.]

Agricultural policy reform and adjustment in Australia and New Zealand / David Harris and Allan Rae

The Swedish agricultural policy reform of 1990 / Ewa Rabinowicz

Agricultural policy reform and structural adjustment in Korea and Japan / Hanho Kim and Yong-Kee Lee

Policy reform and agricultural adjustment in transition countries / Johan F.M. Swinnen

The reform of grain transportation policy and transformation in western Canadian agriculture / Darcie Doan, Brian Paddock, and Jan Dyer

The US peanut quota buyout : sectoral adjustment to policy change under the 2002 Farm Act / Erik Dohlman ... [et al.]

What affects farmers' ability to adjust : evidence from the United States / Jeffrey Hopkins, Mitch Morehart, and James Johnson

Differences in farm performance and adjustment to change : a perspective from The Netherlands / Krijn J. Poppe and Hans van Meijl

Policies affecting resource adjustment in agriculture in the European Union / Carmel Cahill and Berkeley Hill

Policy for agricultural adjustment in the United States / David Blandford and Richard N. Boisvert

Adjustment policy for agriculture in developed countries / David Blandford and Berkeley Hill.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-76550-3

9786611765507

1-84593-085-1

OCLC:

277196502