A billion dollars a day : the economics and politics of agricultural subsidies / E. Wesley F. Peterson
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TextPublication details: Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009Description: xxi, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781405185875 (alk. paper)
- 9781405185868 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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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?