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A billion dollars a day : the economics and politics of agricultural subsidies / E. Wesley F. Peterson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.Description: xxi, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781405185875 (alk. paper)
  • 1405185872 (alk. paper)
  • 9781405185868 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1405185864 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.1/8 22
LOC classification:
  • HD1415 .P3765 2009
Other classification:
  • 48.14
Contents:
Introduction : the problem of agricultural subsidies -- The economics of government intervention -- The structure of the world food system -- Global institutions and the World Trade Organization -- The nature and scope of agricultural subsidies in high-income countries -- U.S. agricultural policy : how not to save the family farm -- Agricultural policy in the European Union : Europe's sacred cows -- Agricultural policy on the Pacific rim : non-trade concerns versus comparative advantage -- Agricultural policy in developing countries : cheap food -- Conclusion : whither agricultural policy?
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HD1415 .P3765 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 Available 00000064503

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-278) and index.

Introduction : the problem of agricultural subsidies -- The economics of government intervention -- The structure of the world food system -- Global institutions and the World Trade Organization -- The nature and scope of agricultural subsidies in high-income countries -- U.S. agricultural policy : how not to save the family farm -- Agricultural policy in the European Union : Europe's sacred cows -- Agricultural policy on the Pacific rim : non-trade concerns versus comparative advantage -- Agricultural policy in developing countries : cheap food -- Conclusion : whither agricultural policy?

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