U.S. Grain

The Political Commodity

Inbunden, Engelska, 1989

764 kr

Tillfälligt slut

Beskrivning

This book outlines the steps necessary for shifting agricultural marketing decisions from the private sector to the government. In describing the deleterious effect of political involvement in agriculture and on the overall U.S. trade balance, this text attempts to reconcile past policies with future expectations. The author retraces the steps which led to the agricultural bonanza of the 1970's and the subsequent rapid decline of U.S. agriculture's profitability to the nation in the 1980's. Analysis of U.S. agricultural programs includes thorough discussion of grain exports to the Soviet Union, embargoes and their effects on markets, and the problems of the farmers themselves as they attempt to devine the next phase of U.S. foreign agricultural policy before planting. This book could be used as a guide to U.S. Government offices dealing with agricultural export trade policy, as well as undergraduate public policy and political science seminars on U.S. food policy. Includes comprehensive bibliography.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1989-12-14
Mått:156 x 235 x 22 mm
Vikt:531 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:266
Förlag:University Press of America
ISBN:9780819175625

Utforska kategorier

Nationalekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Recensioner i media

The author...does an excellent job of detailing the almost unbelievable involvement of the Federal Government in U.S. Grain production, pricing, marketing and exporting since World War II, but especially in the two decades of the 1970's and 1980's. With the clear advantage of hindsight, he describes how the program has been costly, controversial, and counter-productive. Fortunately, the author goes beyond criticism. He makes an excellent argument for less governmental involvement and more market-orientation in the grain pricing and exporting processes. -- Earl L. Butz, Dean Emeritus of Agriculture, Purdue University, Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture - 1971-76 Milling and Baking News ...provides a detailed accounting of the U. S. grain economy from the 1950s to the present... Milling and Baking News ...provides a detailed accounting of the U. S. grain economy from the 1950s to the present... Milling and Baking News The author...does an excellent job of detailing the almost unbelievable involvement of the Federal Government in U.S. Grain production, pricing, marketing and exporting since World War II, but especially in the two decades of the 1970's and 1980's. With the clear advantage of hindsight, he describes how the program has been costly, controversial, and counter-productive. Fortunately, the author goes beyond criticism. He makes an excellent argument for less governmental involvement and more market-orientation in the grain pricing and exporting processes. -- Earl L. Butz, Dean Emeritus of Agriculture, Purdue University, Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture - 1971-76 Milling and Baking News