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Plowshares and pork barrels : the political economy of agriculture / / E. C. Pasour, Jr. and Randal R. Rucker ; foreword by Bruce L. Gardner
| Plowshares and pork barrels : the political economy of agriculture / / E. C. Pasour, Jr. and Randal R. Rucker ; foreword by Bruce L. Gardner |
| Autore | Pasour E. C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : The Independent Institute, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (410 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/0973 |
| Soggetto topico | Agriculture and state - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-945999-03-8
1-59813-194-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; 1. The Role of Economics in Agricultural Policy Analysis; Functions of an Economic System; The Market System versus Central Direction; Market Prices and Market Socialism; Marginal Efficiency Conditions and Public Policy; Importance of Economics in Public Policy; The Market Process: Competition and Entrepreneurship; Summary; 2. Economic Efficiency and Equity in U.S. Agriculture; Economic Efficiency: An Elusive Concept; Equity; Rationales for U.S. Agricultural Programs; Summary
3. Government and the Economy: Private versus Collective ChoicePrivate Choice; Problems Arising from Private Choice; Private Action versus Collective Action; Summary; 4. Public Choice: The Economics of the Political Process; Individual Participation; Political Parties; Legislative Branch; The Executive Branch and the Bureaucracy; Government Failure; Improving the Collective-Choice Process; Summary; 5. Implications of Public-Choice Theory for Agricultural Policy; The Changing Agricultural Agenda; The Bias of the Collective-Choice Process in Agriculture; The Problem of Budget Discipline Reducing the Overspending BiasSummary; 6. The Farm Problem and Economic Justice; Economic Growth versus Market Power; Farm versus Nonfarm Incomes; Income Inequality and Economic Justice; Summary; 7. The Role of Government in U.S. Agriculture; Roots of Current Farm Programs; The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 and the Great Depression; Causes of the Great Depression; New Deal Measures in Agriculture; The Growth of Government Involvement in U.S. Agriculture; Summary; 8. Price Supports, Parity, and Cost of Production; Parity Price; Cost of Production Price Setting to Increase Market StabilitySummary; 9. History and Overview of Production Controls and Marketing Quotas; Price Supports Alone; Price Supports with Restrictions on Output Levels or Input Use; Compensatory Payments; History and Operation of Production-Control Programs; Other Notable Past Commodity Programs; Mandatory versus Voluntary Production Controls; Summary; 10. Production Controls, Price Supports, and Current Farm Programs; Programs where Participation is Optional; Income Support for Other Commodities under the FAIR Act; The Tobacco Program; The Peanut Program Honey and Wool Programs-Eliminated and ReinstatedSummary; 11. Cooperatives and Marketing Orders; Marketing and Supply Cooperatives; Capper-Volstead Act; Incentive Problems; Tax Treatment of Cooperatives; Marketing Orders; Marketing Orders as a "Self-Help" Program; Milk Marketing; Recent Changes in the Dairy Program; Marketing Orders for Fruits and Vegetables; Factors Affecting Development and Life of Marketing Orders; Effects of Marketing Orders; Summary; 12. Effects of Agricultural Commodity Programs; Who are the Short-Run Beneficiaries?; Indirect Effects of Price-Support Programs Short-Run versus Long-Run Effects |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463518803321 |
Pasour E. C.
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| Oakland, California : , : The Independent Institute, , 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Plowshares and pork barrels : the political economy of agriculture / / E. C. Pasour, Jr. and Randal R. Rucker ; foreword by Bruce L. Gardner
| Plowshares and pork barrels : the political economy of agriculture / / E. C. Pasour, Jr. and Randal R. Rucker ; foreword by Bruce L. Gardner |
| Autore | Pasour E. C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : The Independent Institute, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (410 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/0973 |
| Soggetto topico | Agriculture and state - United States |
| ISBN |
0-945999-03-8
1-59813-194-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; 1. The Role of Economics in Agricultural Policy Analysis; Functions of an Economic System; The Market System versus Central Direction; Market Prices and Market Socialism; Marginal Efficiency Conditions and Public Policy; Importance of Economics in Public Policy; The Market Process: Competition and Entrepreneurship; Summary; 2. Economic Efficiency and Equity in U.S. Agriculture; Economic Efficiency: An Elusive Concept; Equity; Rationales for U.S. Agricultural Programs; Summary
3. Government and the Economy: Private versus Collective ChoicePrivate Choice; Problems Arising from Private Choice; Private Action versus Collective Action; Summary; 4. Public Choice: The Economics of the Political Process; Individual Participation; Political Parties; Legislative Branch; The Executive Branch and the Bureaucracy; Government Failure; Improving the Collective-Choice Process; Summary; 5. Implications of Public-Choice Theory for Agricultural Policy; The Changing Agricultural Agenda; The Bias of the Collective-Choice Process in Agriculture; The Problem of Budget Discipline Reducing the Overspending BiasSummary; 6. The Farm Problem and Economic Justice; Economic Growth versus Market Power; Farm versus Nonfarm Incomes; Income Inequality and Economic Justice; Summary; 7. The Role of Government in U.S. Agriculture; Roots of Current Farm Programs; The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 and the Great Depression; Causes of the Great Depression; New Deal Measures in Agriculture; The Growth of Government Involvement in U.S. Agriculture; Summary; 8. Price Supports, Parity, and Cost of Production; Parity Price; Cost of Production Price Setting to Increase Market StabilitySummary; 9. History and Overview of Production Controls and Marketing Quotas; Price Supports Alone; Price Supports with Restrictions on Output Levels or Input Use; Compensatory Payments; History and Operation of Production-Control Programs; Other Notable Past Commodity Programs; Mandatory versus Voluntary Production Controls; Summary; 10. Production Controls, Price Supports, and Current Farm Programs; Programs where Participation is Optional; Income Support for Other Commodities under the FAIR Act; The Tobacco Program; The Peanut Program Honey and Wool Programs-Eliminated and ReinstatedSummary; 11. Cooperatives and Marketing Orders; Marketing and Supply Cooperatives; Capper-Volstead Act; Incentive Problems; Tax Treatment of Cooperatives; Marketing Orders; Marketing Orders as a "Self-Help" Program; Milk Marketing; Recent Changes in the Dairy Program; Marketing Orders for Fruits and Vegetables; Factors Affecting Development and Life of Marketing Orders; Effects of Marketing Orders; Summary; 12. Effects of Agricultural Commodity Programs; Who are the Short-Run Beneficiaries?; Indirect Effects of Price-Support Programs Short-Run versus Long-Run Effects |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788070303321 |
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Pasour E. C.
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||
| Oakland, California : , : The Independent Institute, , 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Plowshares and pork barrels : the political economy of agriculture / / E. C. Pasour, Jr. and Randal R. Rucker ; foreword by Bruce L. Gardner
| Plowshares and pork barrels : the political economy of agriculture / / E. C. Pasour, Jr. and Randal R. Rucker ; foreword by Bruce L. Gardner |
| Autore | Pasour E. C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : The Independent Institute, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (410 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/0973 |
| Soggetto topico | Agriculture and state - United States |
| ISBN |
0-945999-03-8
1-59813-194-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; 1. The Role of Economics in Agricultural Policy Analysis; Functions of an Economic System; The Market System versus Central Direction; Market Prices and Market Socialism; Marginal Efficiency Conditions and Public Policy; Importance of Economics in Public Policy; The Market Process: Competition and Entrepreneurship; Summary; 2. Economic Efficiency and Equity in U.S. Agriculture; Economic Efficiency: An Elusive Concept; Equity; Rationales for U.S. Agricultural Programs; Summary
3. Government and the Economy: Private versus Collective ChoicePrivate Choice; Problems Arising from Private Choice; Private Action versus Collective Action; Summary; 4. Public Choice: The Economics of the Political Process; Individual Participation; Political Parties; Legislative Branch; The Executive Branch and the Bureaucracy; Government Failure; Improving the Collective-Choice Process; Summary; 5. Implications of Public-Choice Theory for Agricultural Policy; The Changing Agricultural Agenda; The Bias of the Collective-Choice Process in Agriculture; The Problem of Budget Discipline Reducing the Overspending BiasSummary; 6. The Farm Problem and Economic Justice; Economic Growth versus Market Power; Farm versus Nonfarm Incomes; Income Inequality and Economic Justice; Summary; 7. The Role of Government in U.S. Agriculture; Roots of Current Farm Programs; The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 and the Great Depression; Causes of the Great Depression; New Deal Measures in Agriculture; The Growth of Government Involvement in U.S. Agriculture; Summary; 8. Price Supports, Parity, and Cost of Production; Parity Price; Cost of Production Price Setting to Increase Market StabilitySummary; 9. History and Overview of Production Controls and Marketing Quotas; Price Supports Alone; Price Supports with Restrictions on Output Levels or Input Use; Compensatory Payments; History and Operation of Production-Control Programs; Other Notable Past Commodity Programs; Mandatory versus Voluntary Production Controls; Summary; 10. Production Controls, Price Supports, and Current Farm Programs; Programs where Participation is Optional; Income Support for Other Commodities under the FAIR Act; The Tobacco Program; The Peanut Program Honey and Wool Programs-Eliminated and ReinstatedSummary; 11. Cooperatives and Marketing Orders; Marketing and Supply Cooperatives; Capper-Volstead Act; Incentive Problems; Tax Treatment of Cooperatives; Marketing Orders; Marketing Orders as a "Self-Help" Program; Milk Marketing; Recent Changes in the Dairy Program; Marketing Orders for Fruits and Vegetables; Factors Affecting Development and Life of Marketing Orders; Effects of Marketing Orders; Summary; 12. Effects of Agricultural Commodity Programs; Who are the Short-Run Beneficiaries?; Indirect Effects of Price-Support Programs Short-Run versus Long-Run Effects |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824312303321 |
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Pasour E. C.
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| Oakland, California : , : The Independent Institute, , 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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