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American agriculture in the twentieth century : how it flourished and what it cost / Bruce L. Gardner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gardner, Bruce L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States--History--20th century.
- Agriculture.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States--Statistics.
- Agriculture--United States--Costs--Statistics.
- Family farms--United States--Statistics.
- Family farms.
- Farm income--United States--Statistics.
- Farm income.
- Agricultural credit.
- Agricultural productivity.
- Agricultural subsidies--United States.
- Agricultural subsidies.
- Agriculture and state--United States.
- Agriculture and state.
- Agricultural laws and legislation--United States.
- Agricultural laws and legislation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (400 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2006]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Looking at U.S. farming over the past century, Gardner searches out explanations for both the remarkable progress and the persistent social problems that have marked the history of American agriculture.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Technology
- 3. Farms
- 4. Farm Communities
- 5. Markets
- 6. Government I: Public Investment and Regulation
- 7. Government II: Commodity and Trade Policy
- 8. Explanations
- 9. Regions and States
- 10. Counties
- 11. Findings and Policy Implications
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Originally published: 2002.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-378) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780674263352
- 0674263359
- 9780674037496
- 0674037499
- OCLC:
- 923110985
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