Agricultural Policy of the United States : Historic Foundations and 21st Century Issues /

This book serves as a foundational reference of U.S. land settlement and early agricultural policy, a comprehensive journey through the evolution of 20th century agricultural policy, and a detailed guide to the key agricultural policy issues of the early 21st century. This book integrates the legal,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Mercier, Stephanie A. (Author), Halbrook, Steve A. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
Edition:	1st ed. 2020.
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy,
Subjects:	Agricultural economics. Public finance. Economic history. Public policy. Agricultural Economics. Public Economics. Economic History. Public Policy. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Native American and Colonial Agriculture
3. Land Distribution and the Expansion of the American Landscape
4. Opening up the American West
5. Water Access and Immigration Issues
6. Public Sector Institutions, Education, and Innovation
7. Infrastructure Investments
8. Golden Age of US Agriculture
9. Food Safety Laws
10. Bringing Equity to Agricultural Input and Output Markets
11. Coping with Twin Shocks
12. Early Federal Policy Responses
13. US Policy During and After World War II
14. Supply Control While Expanding Demand
15. Government Stockholding
16. The New Global Environment: 1996-2004
17. Most Recent Farm Bills: 2008-2018
18. Policy Spotlight: Agricultural Trade Policy
19. Policy Spotlight: Conservation and Environmental Policy
20. Policy Spotlight: Commodity Promotion Programs
21. Policy Spotlight: The Federal Crop Insurance Program
22. Policy Spotlight: Federal Biofuels Policy
23. Policy Spotlight: Domestic Nutrition Programs
24. Conclusions.