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The Economics and Politics of Agricultural Subsidies
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In a lively, non-technical, and up-to-date account, this book addresses the core questions that surround the issues of agricultural subsidies. * Explores these questions: Why do we have subsidies? How did they evolve? What is the present and possible future of subsidies? What is their impact on a typical African farmer? * Written for the general public, this book will also be useful for courses in Agricultural Policy * Provides a detailed examination of subsidy histories and the current policies of the United States, various European countries, Australia and New Zealand, and Korea and Japan * Includes a discussion of how these policies affect developing countries-examining, in particular, their impact on many African farmers

Author Biography:

E. Wesley F. Peterson is a Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He holds a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California-Berkeley, a Masters in Public Affairs from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University. He was a Faculty Member at a French agribusiness institute and at Texas A&M University before moving to Nebraska. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of international agricultural trade, agricultural policy, and agricultural development in low-income countries.
Release date NZ
April 2nd, 2009
Audience
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Pages
320
Dimensions
150x226x23
ISBN-13
9781405185868
Product ID
3088825

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