The rise of the agricultural welfare state
Subtitle: institutions and interest group power in the United States, France, and Japan
By: Adam D. Sheingate.
Series: Princeton studies in American politics
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Agriculture and state -- United States; Agriculture and state -- France; Agriculture and state -- Japan; Pressure groups -- United States; Pressure groups -- France; Pressure groups -- Japan
Description: "This study not only puts a new spin on agricultural policy, but also makes a strong case for the broader claim that the relatively decentralized American political system is actually less prone to capture and rule by subgovernments than the more centralized political systems found in France and Japan. Sheingate's historical, comparative approach also demonstrates, in a widely useful way, how past institutional developments shape current policies and options."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-273) and index.