Adjustment in OECD Agriculture [electronic resource]: Reforming Farmland Policies / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and Food.

Agriculture and state--Government policy--OECD countries.

Agriculture and state.

Farms--Government policy--OECD countries.

Farms.

Land use, Rural--OECD countries.

Land use, Rural.

Structural adjustment (Economic policy)--OECD countries.

Structural adjustment (Economic policy).

Local Subjects:

Agriculture and Food.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (88 p. ) ill..

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book brings together two studies both related to the very important issue of land: it examines the way in which agricultural and other policies affect how it changes hands, its value and use patterns. The first study looks at policies affecting farmland mobility and calls for an easing of regulations to allow the agricultural sector to be more responsive to market forces. The second study shows that agricultural support is often capitalised into land and other asset values. As a result there is strong resistance to policy reform, entry into the agricultural sector is difficult and the recipients of benefits are not always those intended when the policies were put in place.

Contents:

PART I. POLICIES AFFECTING FARMLAND MOBILITY

I. Introduction

II. Policy intervention in farmland markets

Legislation restricting transfers of farmland ownership and lease

Farm tenancy law (lease term and rent)

Inheritance arrangements

Public bodies affecting the farmland market

A. Policies in OECD countries

B. Case study

SAFERs in France

Foreign ownership

The United States

III. Physical planning or zoning

Germany

IV. Tax concessions

Japan

V. Summary and conclusions

Motivation for land policies

Policy questions

Review and updating

a challenge for Agriculture Ministries?

Bibliography

PART II. FARM ASSET VALUES AND AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT

II. Capitalisation of agricultural support

III. Identifying who actually benefits from support

IV. Reduced support and asset values

V. Facilitating reform

VI. Summary and Policy Recommendations

Bibliography

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-280-02961-7

9786610029617

92-64-16261-5

OCLC:

654418766