The Political Economy of Agricultural and Food Policies

• Main Author: Swinnen, Johan (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy,
• Subjects: Industrial organization.; Economic policy.; Political economy.; Industries.; International economics.; Comparative politics.; Industrial Organization.; Economic Policy.; International Political Economy.; International Economics.; Comparative Politics.

Food and agriculture have been subject to heavy-handed government interventions throughout much of history and across the globe, both in developing and in developed countries. Today, more than half a trillion US dollars are spent by some governments to support farmers, while other governments impose...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Political Coalitions in Agricultural and Food Policies
• 3. Factors Influencing Policy Choices
• 4. The Development Paradox
• 5. Anti-trade Bias and the Political Economy of Instrument Choice
• 6. Development Paradox and Anti-trade Bias Revisited?
• 7. Policy Reforms in History: Europe, the United States, and China
• 8. Price Volatility
• 9. Crises and Development Policies
• 10. Food Standards
• 11. Public Investment in Agricultural Research
• 12. Land and Institutional Reforms
• 13. Policy Interactions. .