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Plowshares & Pork Barrels
The Political Economy of Agriculture
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About this book
Plowshares & Pork Barrels provides the historical and economic context necessary to make sense of U.S. agricultural policy and examines possible market-based alternatives that could benefit consumers and ensure the advancement of American agriculture in an increasingly interdependent global economy.
Established in 1860, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has grown without cease and is now the most entrenched of all federal agencies. The Farm Bills signed by Presidents Bill Clinton in 1996 and George W. Bush in 2002 only served to further expand this byzantine system.
Economists are nearly unanimous in their denunciation of this wasteful and pernicious web of politics. Subsidies for not growing crops are so notorious that they have been the object of biting political satire since their introduction in the 1930s. However, few books have critically analyzed government farm programs in their entirety like Plowshares & Pork Barrels.
Established in 1860, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has grown without cease and is now the most entrenched of all federal agencies. The Farm Bills signed by Presidents Bill Clinton in 1996 and George W. Bush in 2002 only served to further expand this byzantine system.
Economists are nearly unanimous in their denunciation of this wasteful and pernicious web of politics. Subsidies for not growing crops are so notorious that they have been the object of biting political satire since their introduction in the 1930s. However, few books have critically analyzed government farm programs in their entirety like Plowshares & Pork Barrels.
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Yes, you can access Plowshares & Pork Barrels by E. C. Pasour,Randall R. Rucker in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Financial Accounting. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 - The Role of Economics in Agricultural Policy Analysis
- 2 - Economic Efficiency and Equity in U.S. Agriculture
- 3 - Government and the Economy: Private versus Collective Choice
- 4 - Public Choice: The Economics of the Political Process
- 5 - Implications of Public-Choice Theory for Agricultural Policy
- 6 - The Farm Problem and Economic Justice
- 7 - The Role of Government in U.S. Agriculture
- 8 - Price Supports, Parity, and Cost of Production
- 9 - History and Overview of Production Controls and Marketing Quotas
- 10 - Production Controls, Price Supports, and Current Farm Programs
- 11 - Cooperatives and Marketing Orders
- 12 - Effects of Agricultural Commodity Programs
- 13 - Subsidized Food Programs
- 14 - International Trade and Trade Restrictions
- 15 - Crop Insurance, Market Stabilization, and Risk Management
- 16 - Subsidized Credit in U.S. Agriculture
- 17 - Conservation and “Protection” of Natural Resources
- 18 - Agricultural Research and Extension Activities
- 19 - Taxation in Agriculture
- 20 - The Effects of Government Farm Programs
- Appendix - The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002: How it Updated Existing Law
- Notes
- Index
- About the Authors
- Back Cover