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Plowshares and Pork Barrels : The Political Economy of Agriculture by E. C. Pasour Jr. and Randall R. Rucker (2005, Perfect)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherIndependent Institute, T.H.E.
ISBN-100945999038
ISBN-139780945999034
eBay Product ID (ePID)2747001
Product Key Features
Number of Pages408 Pages
Publication NamePlowshares and Pork Barrels : the Political Economy of Agriculture
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
SubjectPublic Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy (See Also Social Science / Agriculture & Food), United States / 20th Century, Accounting / Financial, Industries / Agribusiness, Government & Business
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Business & Economics, History
AuthorE. C. Pasour Jr., Randall R. Rucker
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight23.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2005-010937
Reviews"This skillful, readable and comprehensive book is an unapologetic, well-written argument to limit government in all aspects of agriculture." -- American Journal of Agriculture Economics, "This skillful, readable and comprehensive book is an unapologetic, well-written argument to limit government in all aspects of agriculture." - American Journal of Agriculture Economics
IllustratedYes
SynopsisPlowshares & Pork Barrels provides the historical and economic context necessary to make sense of U.S. agricultural policy and examines possible market-based alternatives that could benefit consumers and ensure the advancement of American agriculture in an increasingly interdependent global economy. Established in 1860, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has grown without cease and is now the most entrenched of all federal agencies. The Farm Bills signed by Presidents Bill Clinton in 1996 and George W. Bush in 2002 only served to further expand this byzantine system. Economists are nearly unanimous in their denunciation of this wasteful and pernicious web of politics. Subsidies for not growing crops are so notorious that they have been the object of biting political satire since their introduction in the 1930s. However, few books have critically analyzed government farm programs in their entirety like Plowshares & Pork Barrels., Agricultural subsidies in grains, cotton, milk, sugar, tobacco, honey, wool, and peanuts are analyzed in this examination of U.S. farm policy. Looking at such programs as food stamps, crop insurance, subsidized credit, trade credit, trade subsidies and import restrictions, conservation, agricultural research, and taxation, this historical perspective argues that these subsidies ultimately redistribute wealth to powerful agricultural interests who use their political clout to advance their economic interests at the expense of the general public. This analysis of government farm programs will appeal to professors and students who study agriculture; people affected by government farm policies; public officials, and businesses affected by agricultural policy such as those in food service, retail, and distribution., Agricultural subsidies in grains, cotton, milk, sugar, tobacco, honey, wool, and peanuts are analysed in this examination of US farm policy. Looking at such programs as food stamps, crop insurance, subsidized credit, trade credit, trade subsidies and import restrictions, this historical perspective argues that these subsidies ultimately redistribute wealth to powerful agricultural interests.
LC Classification NumberHD1761.P375 2005
