This book surveys the history of past agricultural policies, the sources of the current agricultural crisis, and the goals that should guide our choices in the future. It analyzes three key issues that shape the environment for agriculture) macroeconomic policy, tax policy, and farm credit. Overall, it provides an indispensible framework for understanding the bargain between agriculture and the rest of American society. A Hamilton Press book. Co-published with the Roosevelt Center for American Policy Studies.
- ISBN10 0819148040
- ISBN13 9780819148049
- Publish Date 31 July 1985 (first published 17 June 1985)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 May 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University Press of America
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 172
- Language English