Agricultural economics
By: H. Evan Drummond, John W. Goodwin.
Contributors: Goodwin, John W.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Prentice Hall; Pearson
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780136071921
Subjects: Agriculture -- Economic aspects; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The food industry; title: Introduction to agricultural economics; title: Introduction to market price determination; title: The firm as a production unit; title: Costs and optimal output levels; title: Supply, market adjustments, and input demand; title: Imperfect competition and government regulation; title: The theory of consumer behavior; title: The concept of elasticity; title: Money and financial intermediaries; title: The circular flow of income; title: Monetary policy; title: Fiscal policy; title: International trade; title: Agricultural policy; title: Food marketing: from stable to table; title: Futures markets; title: Financial markets; title: Investment analysis; title: Farm service sector; title: The economics of market failure; title: The Malthusian dilemma; title: Economic development and food.