Agricultural policy for the twenty-first century /

Agricultural policy reform has become a very hot topic. Over the next couple of years we will see the funding for these programs being hotly debated. The thesis of this book is that a better-informed public is essential to bring rationality to farm policy. This book provides telling evidence that ma...

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Other Authors: Tweeten, Luther G., Thompson, Stanley R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University Press, 2002.
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Agricultural policy reform has become a very hot topic. Over the next couple of years we will see the funding for these programs being hotly debated. The thesis of this book is that a better-informed public is essential to bring rationality to farm policy. This book provides telling evidence that markets work, that competent commercial farmers will earn returns on their resources as high as those earned elsewhere in the absence of income transfer to farmers.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 309 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780470390344
0470390344
9780470390375
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9781281450524
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