Sacred Cows and Hot Potatoes

by Browne, William P.; Skees, Jerry R. (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780813385587
• ISBN10: 081338558X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-05-01
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
An Overview	p. 1
Never Assume That Agrarian Values Are Simple	p. 5
Never Confuse Farming with Rural America	p. 17
Never Base Decisions on the """"Average"""" Family Farm	p. 37
Never Confuse Production with Productivity	p. 51
Notes	p. 60
Never Confuse Farm Prices with Farmers' Income	p. 61
Never Forget That U.S. Agriculture Depends on the World Economy	p. 75
Never Equate Good Farming with a Healthy Environment	p. 91
Never Assume That Farm Programs Are Food Programs	p. 105
Notes	p. 121
Never Assume That a Govemment Program Will Do What It Says	p. 123
Notes	p. 140
Conclusions	p. 141
Bibliography	p. 145
About the Authors	p. 149
About the Book	p. 151
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