Agricultural Policy, Agribusiness, and Rent-Seeking Behaviour, Third Edition

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.

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