ABSTRACT

This book provides the foundation needed to understand, interpret, and analyze farm policy. It rests on the proposition that farm policy can be studied properly only when it is placed within its social, economic, and political setting.

chapter Chapter One|34 pages

Farm Characteristics and Problems

chapter Chapter Two|38 pages

Public Welfare and Economic Science

chapter Chapter Three|27 pages

Values, Beliefs, and Politics

chapter Chapter Four|33 pages

Explaining Alleged Chronic Low Returns

chapter Chapter Five|29 pages

Farm Problems: Instability

chapter Chapter Six|27 pages

Macroeconomic Linkages

chapter Chapter Seven|36 pages

Foreign Trade and Aid in American Farm Products

chapter Chapter Eight|31 pages

Agribusiness Conduct, Structure, and Performance

chapter Chapter Nine|28 pages

Environmental and Natural Resources

chapter Chapter Ten|34 pages

Poverty, Human Resources, and Rural Development

chapter Chapter Eleven|26 pages

Commodity Programs: A Short History

chapter Chapter Twelve|41 pages

Commodity Programs: Analysis and Alternatives