Agricultural and Food Policy

• Author(s): Ronald D. Knutson, J. B. Penn, B. L. Flinchbaugh,
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Pages: 521
• ISBN_10: 0137539894
  ISBN_13: 9780137539895
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Industries / Agribusiness , Law / General , Law / Agricultural , Science / Environmental Science , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General ,

Description:... Provides a comprehensive discussion and analysis of the role government plays in agriculture in the United States, and the effects of the federal governments agricultural and food policies on business.* NEW- Devotes a new chapter to the ways in which the 1996 Farm bill changes the role of government in agriculture. Pg. 277-295 * NEW- Features comprehensive treatment of international trade policy with an up-to-date discussion of the World Trade Organization, GATT, and the issues likely to dominate the next round of trade negotiations beginning in 2000. Pg. 168-169 * NEW- Presents policies relating to food safety (pathogens and pesticides) as well as the implications of welfare reform on the future scope and structure of the USDA. Pg. 420-461 * NEW- Discusses current perspectives on the balance of world food supply and demand. Pg. 117-120 * Provides an understanding of contemporary farm policy decisions by discussing the process of policy formulation, the macroeconomics of agriculture, the international agricultural economic and policy environment, and the fundamental economic relationships and principles that affect todays agriculture. * Presents the political process as it relates