Private Interests, Public Policy, and American Agriculture

by William P. Browne

Book Overview

Agriculture is at a critical juncture. The Food Security Act of 1985, which was intended to reduce surpluses by making American farm products more competitive in world markets, has not yet succeeded. Food imports have outstripped food exports. Huge grain surpluses continue to pile up. Because many farmers and economists fault federal agricultural policies for the current predicament, this book examines how recent policies, like the 1985 law, have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700603352
• ISBN13: 9780700603350
• Release Date: February 1988
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"