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American farm policy, 1948-1973 / by Willard W. Cochrane and Mary E. Ryan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cochrane, Willard W. (Willard Wesley), 1914-2012.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture and state--United States.
- Agriculture and state.
- Economic policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (446 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1976.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is basically a reference book. It seeks to record and explain what we did in the United States in the farm policy area between 1948 and 1973...
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Glossary of Terms; PART I. TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF FARM POLICY; Chapter 1. The Agro-Economic Setting; Chapter 2. Policy Goals and Directions; Chapter 3. The Evolution of Policies and Programs; Chapter 4. A Look at the Legislative and Administrative Processes; PART II. THE HISTORICAL RECORD; Chapter 5. Farm Price and Income Legislation; Chapter 6. Program Operations: Major Commodities; Chapter 7. Program Operations: Land Retirement, Exports, and Food; Chapter 8. Program Interrelations and Costs; PART III. CONSEQUENCES AND APPRAISAL
- Chapter 9. Program Analysis and ConsequencesChapter 10. Program Appraisal and Implications for the Future; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8166-5510-3
- OCLC:
- 182732597
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