By Andrew Schmitz, Charles B. Moss, Troy G. Schmitz, G. Cornelis Van Kooten, and H. Carole Schmitz
List of Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Food and Agricultural Policies, and Trade: Agriculture and Agribusiness
Environments
2 Agricultural and Food Policy
3 Theoretical Considerations
4 Farm and Food Policy, Agricultural Trade, and Macroeconomic Policies
5 The Interface between Trade, Food, and Agricultural Policies
6 Disruptions in the Value Chain
7 United States Agricultural Policy
8 Canadian Agricultural Programs
9 European Union Agricultural Policy and Reforms
10 Insurance Mechanisms in Agriculture
11 Agricultural Productivity and R&D Policy
12 Policy and Land Markets
13 The Economics of Biofuels
14 Climate Change and Agriculture
15 Multifunctionality in Agriculture: Externalities and Non-Traded Goods
16 Food Quality and Safety
17 Food Pyramids and Nutritional Guidelines
18 Biotechnology and GMOs
19 Conclusions and Future Directions
References
Index
