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...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
| Published: |
Ames, Iowa :
Iowa State University Press,
2002.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 309 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470390344 0470390344 9780470390375 0470390379 1281450529 9781281450524 9786611450526 6611450521 |