Public Policy in Agriculture

<p>In recent years developed countries have formulated public policies in agriculture ranging from supporting rural life and farm income to promoting sustainability of food and fibre production. </p><p>Public Policy in Agriculture: Impact on Labor Supply and Household Income addresses the lack of empirical research in this area. It explores the impact of differing approaches to public policy through a series of international case studies from the USA and Canada to South Korea Norway Slovenia and Taiwan. At a time when much of the developed world has been experiencing budget deficits and policy-makers and the public in general have re-opened the debate on public expenditures in the agricultural sector this is a timely volume. </p><p></p><p>Mishra Viaggi and Gomez y Paloma have written an authoritative guide to agricultural public policy that will serve as a reference for academics researchers students and policy-makers.</p>