{"product_id":"a-billion-dollars-a-day-the-economics-and-politics-of-agricultural-subsidies-9781405185875","title":"A Billion Dollars a Day: The Economics and Politics of Agricultural Subsidies","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): E. Wesley F. Peterson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Economics - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Billion Dollars a Day\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This text provides a good narrative on the economics of government intervention, the structure of the world food system and history of the WTO, and the provision of farm subsidies by developed economies, with a special focus on the U.S. and EU.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eP. Lynn Kennedy, \u003ci\u003eLouisiana State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This extremely well-researched and documented book provides a comprehensive overview of the impact (both intentional and unintentional) that developed nations’ agricultural policies can have on underdeveloped agricultural-based nations.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJay E. Noel, \u003ci\u003eCal Poly State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e “This text’s discussion and explanation of subsidies is well developed in a historical and international context that is not found elsewhere.” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConrad Lyford, \u003ci\u003eTexas Tech University \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Peterson has done a nice job of taking complicated issues and explaining them in a manner that is understandable for students with limited background in policy, development, and trade. This well-written text brings both a U.S. and a world perspective to the timely and important topics of government farm policy and food prices.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRick Whitacre, \u003ci\u003eIllinois State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do Europe, the United States, and some key Asian countries spend, in aggregate, a billion dollars a day on various agricultural price supports, when much of this money ends up in the hands of large agribusiness? In a lively, non-technical, and up-to-date account, this book addresses the core questions that surround the issues of agricultural subsidies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeterson provides a detailed examination of subsidy histories and the current policies of the United States, various European countries, Australia and New Zealand, and Korea and Japan. Also included is a discussion of how these policies affect developing countries – examining, in particular, their impact on farmers in low-income countries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45201453416599,"sku":"9781405185875","price":8549.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781405185875.webp?v=1767307356","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-billion-dollars-a-day-the-economics-and-politics-of-agricultural-subsidies-9781405185875","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}