Agricultural Policy, Agribusiness, and Rent-Seeking Behaviour, Third Edition

Andrew Schmitz is a Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Eminent Scholar and professor of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Florida.Charles B. Moss is a professor of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Florida.Troy G. Schmitz is an associate professor in the Morrison School of Agribusiness and the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.G. Cornelis Van Kooten is a professor of Economics and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Studies and Climate at the University of Victoria.H. Carole Schmitz is a freelance journalist writing on economics.

• List of AbbreviationsList of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Food and Agricultural Policies, and Trade: Agriculture and Agribusiness Environments2 Agricultural and Food Policy3 Theoretical Considerations4 Farm and Food Policy, Agricultural Trade, and Macroeconomic Policies5 The Interface between Trade, Food, and Agricultural Policies6 Disruptions in the Value Chain7 United States Agricultural Policy8 Canadian Agricultural Programs9 European Union Agricultural Policy and Reforms10 Insurance Mechanisms in Agriculture11 Agricultural Productivity and R&D Policy12 Policy and Land Markets13 The Economics of Biofuels14 Climate Change and Agriculture15 Multifunctionality in Agriculture: Externalities and Non-Traded Goods16 Food Quality and Safety17 Food Pyramids and Nutritional Guidelines18 Biotechnology and GMOs19 Conclusions and Future DirectionsReferencesIndex