A billion dollars a day : the economics and politics of agricultural subsidies /
Peterson, E. Wesley F.
A billion dollars a day : the economics and politics of agricultural subsidies / E. Wesley F. Peterson - Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 - xxi, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-278) and index
Introduction : the problem of agricultural subsidies -- The economics of government intervention -- The structure of the world food system -- Global institutions and the World Trade Organization -- The nature and scope of agricultural subsidies in high-income countries -- U.S. agricultural policy : how not to save the family farm -- Agricultural policy in the European Union : Europe’s sacred cows -- Agricultural policy on the Pacific rim : non-trade concerns versus comparative advantage -- Agricultural policy in developing countries : cheap food -- Conclusion : whither agricultural policy?
9781405185875 (alk. paper) 9781405185868 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Agriculture and state
Agricultural subsidies
Agriculture and state--Case studies
Agricultural subsidies--Case studies
A billion dollars a day : the economics and politics of agricultural subsidies / E. Wesley F. Peterson - Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 - xxi, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-278) and index
Introduction : the problem of agricultural subsidies -- The economics of government intervention -- The structure of the world food system -- Global institutions and the World Trade Organization -- The nature and scope of agricultural subsidies in high-income countries -- U.S. agricultural policy : how not to save the family farm -- Agricultural policy in the European Union : Europe’s sacred cows -- Agricultural policy on the Pacific rim : non-trade concerns versus comparative advantage -- Agricultural policy in developing countries : cheap food -- Conclusion : whither agricultural policy?
9781405185875 (alk. paper) 9781405185868 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Agriculture and state
Agricultural subsidies
Agriculture and state--Case studies
Agricultural subsidies--Case studies