Food, Policy, and Politics

by Horwich, George; Lynch, Gerald J.

• ISBN13: 9780813377254
• ISBN10: 0813377250
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1989-08-01
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Table of Contents

About the Book and Editors	p. iii
Introduction	p. 1
International Aspects	p. 11
Impact of the International Macro Environment on the World Food Situation	p. 11
Notes	p. 20
Trade and Agriculture	p. 21
World Food Situation in Historical Perspective	p. 50
Government Intervention, Financial Constraint, and the World Food Situation	p. 65
Agricultural Policies in Developing Countries: The Transfer of Resources from Agriculture	p. 91
The (negative) Role of Food Aid and Technical Assistance	p. 120
""""The (negative) Role of Food Aid and Technical Assistance"""": A Comment	p. 130
Farm Structure, Productivity, and Poverty	p. 132
the Domestic Perspective	p. 173
The Current Setting of U.S. Agriculture	p. 173
References	p. 189
A Coherent Policy for U.S. Agriculture	p. 191
The Prospects for Successfully Restructuring the Farm Credit System	p. 238
The Catholic Bishops' Pastoral Draft Statement on American Agriculture	p. 267
Response to Bishop O'Rourke	p. 274
Synthesis of Papers	p. 279
The Family Farm: Shall We Freeze It in Place Or Free It to Adjust?	p. 279
Subsidies and Support	p. 285
About the Contributors	p. 291
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