Download or read book Agricultural Policy in Western Europe and the United States written by Ken A. Ingersent and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ingersent (Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade) and Rayner (agricultural economics, U. of Nottingham, UK) discuss the subject in historical sequence and in historical context to enhance understanding of present day policies. They give background to agricultural policy in Western Europe and the United States, trace its history in various phases through the 1980s, discuss international policy adjustment, and look at policy reforms in the 1990s and the prospects for further adjustment. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR