American agriculture in the twentieth century : how it flourished and what it cost / / Bruce L. Gardner

• Autore: Gardner Bruce L
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, [2006]
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (400 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.109730904
• Soggetto topico: Agriculture - Economic aspects - United States - History - 20th century; Agriculture - Economic aspects - United States; Agriculture - United States - Costs; Family farms - United States; Farm income - United States; Agricultural credit; Agricultural productivity; Agricultural subsidies - United States; Agriculture and state - United States; Agricultural laws and legislation - United States
• Note generali: Originally published: 2002.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-378) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Technology -- 3. Farms -- 4. Farm Communities -- 5. Markets -- 6. Government I: Public Investment and Regulation -- 7. Government II: Commodity and Trade Policy -- 8. Explanations -- 9. Regions and States -- 10. Counties -- 11. Findings and Policy Implications -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Looking at U.S. farming over the past century, Gardner searches out explanations for both the remarkable progress and the persistent social problems that have marked the history of American agriculture.
• Titolo autorizzato: American agriculture in the twentieth century
• ISBN: 9780674263352; 0674263359; 9780674037496; 0674037499
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910953392303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II