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Agricultural policy, agribusiness, and rent-seeking behaviour

Title
Agricultural policy, agribusiness, and rent-seeking behaviour / Andrew Schmitz, Hartley Furtan [and] Katherine Baylis.
Author
Schmitz, Andrew.
Publication
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2002], ©2002.

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Additional Authors
  • Furtan, W. Hartley.
  • Baylis, Katherine.
Description
xxvi, 511 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  • "The authors emphasize the role of farmers and agribusiness in the formation of policy, exploring the farm problem from economic and historical perspectives. The various institutions that influence the development and implementation of policy are also discussed and compared. Because of the importance of international trade to North American agriculture, a chapter devoted to a discussion of trade models is included.
  • The book analyses specific problems, such as price and income stabilization, science policy, environmental policy, and food quality and safety. The role of vertical markets in agriculture is emphasized throughout. The authors examine the traditional welfare economics framework in light of the new institutional economics and rent-seeking behaviour to explain the development of agricultural policy.".
  • "This study will be welcomed by researchers and policy analysts, as well as instructors seeking material for senior undergraduate and graduate courses."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Agriculture and state > Canada
  • Agriculture and state > United States
  • Agriculture > Economic aspects > Canada
  • Agriculture > Economic aspects > United States
  • Politique agricole > Canada
  • Politique agricole > États-Unis
  • Agriculture > Aspect économique > Canada
  • Agriculture > Aspect économique > États-Unis
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references: p. [473]-502.
Contents
1. Agricultural Policy, Agribusiness, and Rent-Seeking Behaviour: What Are They All About? -- 2. History, Institutions, and Legal Structure -- 3. Agricultural Policy and Rent-Seeking Behaviour -- 4. Theoretical Considerations -- 5. Trade and Macroeconomic Effects -- 6. Marketing and Market Regulation -- 7. The Search for Stability -- 8. U.S. Stabilization Policies and Direct Farm Subsidies -- 9. Supply Management in Canada -- 10. Supply Management in the United States -- 11. Insurance Mechanisms in Agriculture -- 12. Input Use and Changing Farm Structure -- 13. Agricultural Productivity and R&D Policy -- 14. Agricultural Policy and the Environment -- 15. Regulation of Agriculture: Food Quality and Safety -- 16. Summary and Conclusions.
ISBN
0802048463
OCLC
  • ocm47948104
  • SCSB-4299459
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Columbia University Libraries