TY - BOOK AU - Peterson,E.Wesley F. TI - A billion dollars a day: the economics and politics of agricultural subsidies SN - 9781405185875 (alk. paper) PY - 2009/// CY - Malden, MA PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Agriculture and state KW - Agricultural subsidies KW - Case studies N1 - 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? ER -