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020 a| 1598130021 (pbk. : alk. paper);

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100 1 a| Pasour, E. C.,c| Jr.=| ^A27072;

245 10 a| Plowshares and pork barrels :b| the political economy of agriculture /c| E.C. Pasour, Jr. and Randal R. Rucker ; foreword by Bruce L. Gardner.;

246 34 a| Plowshares & pork barrels;

300 a| xxi, 384 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| The role of economics in agricultural policy analysis -- Economic efficiency and equity in U.S. agriculture -- Government and the economy : private versus collective choice -- Public choice : the economics of the political process -- Implications of public-choice theory for agricultural policy -- The farm problem and economic justice -- The role of government in U.S. agriculture -- Price supports, parity, and cost of production -- History and overview of production controls and marketing quotas -- Production controls, price supports, and current farm programs -- Cooperatives and marketing orders -- Effects of agricultural commodity programs -- Subsidized food programs -- International trade and trade restrictions -- Crop insurance, market stabilization, and risk management -- Subsidized credit in U.S. agriculture -- Conservation and "protection" of natural resources -- Agricultural research and extension activities -- Taxation in agriculture -- The effects of government farm programs -- The farm security and rural investment act of 2002 : how it updated existing law.;

650 0 a| Agriculture and statez| United States.=| ^A8200;

651 0 a| United Statesx| Economic policy.=| ^A3265;

700 1 a| Rucker, Randal Ray.=| ^A280165;

856 41 3| Table of contentsu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0512/2005010937.html;

856 42 3| Contributor biographical informationu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0622/2005010937-b.html;

856 42 3| Publisher descriptionu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0622/2005010937-d.html;

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Plowshares and pork barrels : the political economy of agriculture / E.C. Pasour, Jr. and Randal R. Rucker ; foreword by Bruce L. Gardner.

Author/creator	Pasour, E. C.
Other author	Rucker, Randal Ray.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Oakland, Calif. : Independent Institute, ©2005.
Description	xxi, 384 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	Agriculture and state--United States. United States--Economic policy.

Cover title	Plowshares & pork barrels
Contents	The role of economics in agricultural policy analysis -- Economic efficiency and equity in U.S. agriculture -- Government and the economy : private versus collective choice -- Public choice : the economics of the political process -- Implications of public-choice theory for agricultural policy -- The farm problem and economic justice -- The role of government in U.S. agriculture -- Price supports, parity, and cost of production -- History and overview of production controls and marketing quotas -- Production controls, price supports, and current farm programs -- Cooperatives and marketing orders -- Effects of agricultural commodity programs -- Subsidized food programs -- International trade and trade restrictions -- Crop insurance, market stabilization, and risk management -- Subsidized credit in U.S. agriculture -- Conservation and "protection" of natural resources -- Agricultural research and extension activities -- Taxation in agriculture -- The effects of government farm programs -- The farm security and rural investment act of 2002 : how it updated existing law.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2005010937
ISBN	0945999038 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1598130021 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780945999034
ISBN	9781598130027

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