Peterson, E. Wesley F. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-278) and index 
<br/><br/>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? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781405185875 (alk. paper) 9781405185868 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Agriculture and state<br/>Agricultural subsidies<br/>Agriculture and state--Case studies<br/>Agricultural subsidies--Case studies