Costing billions of dollars annually, international trade in agricultural products is impactful and influenced by several factors, including climate change, food policy, and government legislation. The third edition of Agricultural Policy, Agribusiness, and Rent-Seeking Behaviour provides comprehensive economic analyses of the policies that affect agriculture and agribusiness in Canada and the United States.
Looking at current agricultural policies, the third edition includes new chapters on food pyramids, climate change, and GMOs, while also highlighting the effect of international policies on Canadian trade, including the problematic US ethanol policy. The new edition addresses current issues, including how the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected agricultural value chains and played a hand in the ongoing growth in opioid use.
Including a number of key findings, and discussing current debates on topics including foreign ownership of Canadian farmland, Agricultural Policy, Agribusiness, and Rent-Seeking Behaviour will appeal to students in agricultural economics and policy, as well as policymakers, agricultural firms, energy companies, and readers wishing to reduce their nation’s carbon footprint.
By:
Andrew Schmitz,
Charles Moss,
Troy G. Schmitz,
G. Cornelis van Kooten,
H. Carole Schmitz
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 191mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781487522803
ISBN 10: 1487522800
Pages: 488
Publication Date: 16 June 2022
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
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Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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
Andrew Schmitz is a Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Eminent Scholar and professor of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Florida. Charles B. Moss is a professor of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Florida. Troy G. Schmitz is an associate professor in the Morrison School of Agribusiness and the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. G. Cornelis Van Kooten is a professor of Economics and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Studies and Climate at the University of Victoria. H. Carole Schmitz is a freelance journalist writing on economics.
Reviews for Agricultural Policy, Agribusiness, and Rent-Seeking Behaviour, Third Edition
"""Agricultural Policy, Agribusiness, and Rent-Seeking Behaviour is a needed addition to the literature and an excellent text for a class on agricultural policy, applied welfare economics, or political economy. The book presents a wise and clear theoretical foundation, which is used to address the most important agricultural and resource policy issues of our time. It is a great classroom text and an extremely useful reference for scholars and professionals. I recommend it strongly.""--David Zilberman, Professor and Robinson Chair in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley ""This is a well-written text that should be accessible to any economics or agricultural economics student studying agricultural policy. The figures and the text throughout work well in explaining to senior-level students the different aspects of agricultural policies, while the appendices and the more detailed analyses in each chapter help to provide an in-depth analysis for master's level students.""--Michael Vassalos, Associate Professor of Agribusiness, Clemson University"
