Farm Incomes, Wealth and Agricultural Policy

by Berkeley Hill

Overview

Hill (policy analysis, U. of London) grapples with issues arising from the fact that farmers in Europe are on the whole not a low-income or poor sector of society, so that much of the present income support from the Common Agricultural Policy is going to people who are relatively well off. He looks at the scarce data on the income of farmers and the difficulties in gathering and analyzing it, examines the agricultural policies of Britain and the European Union, explores conceptual issues such as consumption and living standards, and reviews indicators of income from agricultural production. The third edition (first in 1989) is updated from the second in 1994 to incorporate new data and policies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781351782760
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/05/2018
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	392
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Hill, Berkeley

Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction; Incomes and agricultural policy; Conceptual issues; Indicators of income from agricultural production; Incomes of agricultural households; Wealth; Information and policy; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

’...very well structured...highly recommended to all those who are interested in policymaking and in understanding agricultural policy...’ Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture ’It is noted that the central aim of the common agricultural policy is to support the incomes of farmers, yet reliable information on the overall incomes of farmers and their households is scarce...the book addresses these issues.’ CAB Abstracts

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