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The Political Economy of the Agricultural Policy of Industrial

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The agricultural policies of industrial countries bring financial strain to their economic welfare. This paper argues that the problem results from the conflict between social attitudes which abhor change and an economic system and agricultural technology which is constantly changing. Within the boundaries defined by these forces, agricultural press ure groups, bureaucrats, and politicians have considerable freedom to maneuver, and their interaction typically leads to increasing amounts and complexity of farm support. This outcome results not just from equilibrium in the political market place, but also from the "process" by which decisions on agriculture (and other issues) are taken. Copyright 1987 by Oxford University Press.

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  • Winters, L Alan, 1987. "The Political Economy of the Agricultural Policy of Industrial," European Review of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation, vol. 14(3), pages 285-304.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:erevae:v:14:y:1987:i:3:p:285-304
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    1. Powell, Mark R., 1997. "Science in Sanitary and Phytosanitary Dispute Resolution," Discussion Papers 10504, Resources for the Future.
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    17. Peter Nedergaard, 2006. "Market Failures and Government Failures: A Theoretical Model of the Common Agricultural Policy," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 127(3), pages 385-405, June.

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