Agricultural Policies in Europe and the Usa
Subtitle: Farmers Between Subsidies and the Market
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: April 14, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780333775769
Subjects: Agriculture & related industries; Economic geography; European studies; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Europe; Agriculture - Agronomy; Government - Comparative; Public Policy - Economic Policy; Political Science / Economic Conditions; Economic Conditions; International Relations - General; Agricultural subsidies; Agriculture and state; European Union countries; Government policy; Produce trade
First sentence: Until this century, the rural sector, with its basis of agricultural activity, has occupied a central point of reference for cultures throughout the world, and in many locations this is still the case.
Description: "The book describes the context within which the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union has been established, the basic mechanisms of the policy for the main sectors of agricultural production, and their adaptation over time in line with changes in the broader world economy; the changes in Eastern Europe, the problems of developing countries and the GATT WTO Agreement in particular. An introduction by Franz Fischler, European Commissioner with responsibility for Agriculture, sets the scene for Community policy beyond 2000"--Jacket.