Food and agricultural policy: economics and politics.

Part 1 Content and scope of food and agricultural policy: what is food and agricultural policy? who makes food and agricultural policy? how food and agricultural policy is made - the policy process. Part 2 Economic and political foundations: US economic situation for food and agricultural policy world economic situation for food and agricultural policy foundations of price and income policy. Part 3 Alternatives for price and income policy: compulsory production and marketing controls voluntary production control and compensatory payments international trade policy food-aid policy - domestic and foreign welfare concepts and effects of price and income policies - a review of theory. Part 4 Developmental policies, issues and alternatives: natural resources policy food quality and safety policy monetary policy, agricultural credit and fiscal policy human capital and rural development policy looking forward to the 21st century.