Food, policy, and politics : a perspective on agriculture and development

Contributor(s): Horwich, George | Lynch, Gerald JMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Westview special studies in agriculture science and policyPublication details: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1989Description: 292 p. : illISBN: 9780813377254; 0813377250 (alk. paper) :Subject(s): Agriculture and state | Agriculture and state | Agriculture | Agriculture | Food supply | Food supply | Produce trade | Produce tradeDDC classification: 338.1091724
Contents:
ntroduction / George Horwich and Gerald J. Lynch -- Impact of the international macro environment on the world food situation / G. Edward Schuh -- Trade and agriculture / T. Kelley White -- World food situation in historical perspective / John W. Mellor -- Government intervention, financial constraint and the world food situation / Mathew Shane -- Agricultural policies in developing countries : the transfer of resources from agriculture / Terry L. Roe -- The (negative) role of food aid and technical assistance / Melvyn Krauss -- "The (negative) role of food aid and technical assistance" : a comment / Don Paarlberg -- Farm structure, productivity, and poverty / Alain de Janvry -- The current setting of U.S. agriculture / D. Gale Johnson -- A coherent policy for U.S. agriculture / Gordon C. Rausser and William E. Foster. The prospects for successfully restructuring the farm credit system / Freddie L. Barnard and William D. Dobson -- The Catholic bishops' pastoral draft statement on American agriculture / Edward W. O'Rourke -- Response to Bishop O'Rourke / George Horwich -- The family farm : shall we freeze it in place or free it to adjust? / Earl L. Butz -- Subsidies and support / Gerald J. Lynch.
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ntroduction / George Horwich and Gerald J. Lynch --
Impact of the international macro environment on the world food situation / G. Edward Schuh --
Trade and agriculture / T. Kelley White --
World food situation in historical perspective / John W. Mellor --
Government intervention, financial constraint and the world food situation / Mathew Shane --
Agricultural policies in developing countries : the transfer of resources from agriculture / Terry L. Roe --
The (negative) role of food aid and technical assistance / Melvyn Krauss --
"The (negative) role of food aid and technical assistance" : a comment / Don Paarlberg --
Farm structure, productivity, and poverty / Alain de Janvry --
The current setting of U.S. agriculture / D. Gale Johnson --
A coherent policy for U.S. agriculture / Gordon C. Rausser and William E. Foster. The prospects for successfully restructuring the farm credit system / Freddie L. Barnard and William D. Dobson --
The Catholic bishops' pastoral draft statement on American agriculture / Edward W. O'Rourke --
Response to Bishop O'Rourke / George Horwich --
The family farm : shall we freeze it in place or free it to adjust? / Earl L. Butz --
Subsidies and support / Gerald J. Lynch.

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