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Social Sciences and Humanities. Development Studies -- Food Policy

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This paper examines the recent difficulties experienced in U.S. agriculture, and discusses the role played by government policies, in particular reviewing recent developments in those policies. Studies of the extent and costs of agricultural protection in the United States and other major countries are surveyed and possible effects of multilateral reform of agricultural policies are discussed.

Agribusiness --- Agricultural commodities --- Agricultural economics --- Agricultural exports --- Agricultural industries --- Agricultural law --- Agricultural Policy --- Agricultural policy --- Agricultural sector --- Agriculture and state --- Agriculture: General --- Commercial products --- Commodities --- Commodity Markets --- Economic sectors --- Exports and Imports --- Exports --- Farm produce --- Food Policy --- International economics --- International trade --- Investment & securities --- Investments: Commodities --- Trade: General --- United States

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This chapter discusses principles and consequences of the common agricultural policy (CAP) of the European Community (EC). It shows that agricultural pricing policies aimed at supporting farm incomes were already in place in EC member countries before the inception of the CAP; indeed, in the presence of these policies, the CAP was a logical consequence of the extension of the common market to the agricultural sector. Thus, the flaws of the CAP can be traced back to national policies and attitudes toward agriculture. Recognition of the burden of agricultural support on the rest of the economy, as well as the growing budgetary costs, has elicited a greater public interest in the CAP. Equally, the trade frictions caused by export subsidies have underlined the CAP's international implications. For these reasons, the member states appear more determined than hitherto to bring agricultural expenditure under control. Given the wider effects of the CAP both on EC economies and the international community, it is to be hoped that current efforts at reform will be successful.

Agriculture and state --- Investments: Commodities --- Exports and Imports --- Macroeconomics --- Money and Monetary Policy --- Agribusiness --- Inflation --- Agriculture: General --- Trade: General --- Price Level --- Deflation --- Commodity Markets --- Agricultural Policy --- Food Policy --- Aggregate Factor Income Distribution --- Investment & securities --- Agricultural economics --- International economics --- Agricultural law --- Agricultural commodities --- Agricultural sector --- Price incentives --- Agricultural policy --- Commodities --- Economic sectors --- Prices --- Income --- National accounts --- Farm produce --- Agricultural industries --- Commercial products --- Germany