Agricultural Policy for the 21st Century

Luther G. Tweeten is Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Marketing, Policy, and Trade, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus. An internationally acclaimed agricultural policy economist, Tweeten is the author/co-author of eight books and over 500 journal articles and published papers.Stanley R. Thompson is the editor of Agricultural Policy for the 21st Century, published by Wiley.

• Foreword. Preface.Farm Commodity Programs: Essential Safety Net or Corporate Welfare?.Ag Policy: Pre-and Post-FAIR Act Comparisons.The Content of Farm Policy in the 21st Century.An Empirical Analysis of the Farm Problem.Income Variability of the U.S. Farm Sector and Public Policy.Crop Insurance.Coalitions and Competitiveness: Why Has the Sugar Program Been Resilient?.Rational Policy Processes for a Pluralistic World.The Changing Economics of Ag and the Environment.Farmland is Not Just for Farming Anymore: The Policy Trends.Kuznets Curves For Environmental Degradation and Resource Depletion.Competing Paradigms in the OECD and their Impact on the WTO.Food Security: Trade and Agricultural Commodity Policy.Index