This volume is a collection of twelve selected empirical studies on the economics of agriculture and natural resources. Twenty-two authors have contributed their research to this volume. Papers of this volume are grouped into three main domains covering: Agricultural Resilience and...

1. Introduction to The Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources -- 2. Quantitative Sustainability Assessment Applied to Dairy Farms -- 3. A Framework for Economic Resilience Assessment of Agricultural Production Systems -- 4. Empirical Evaluation of Agricultural Sustainability Using...

This paper examines broadly the intergovernmental structure in the Middle East and North Africa region, which has one of the most centralized government structures in the world. The authors address the reasons behind this centralized structure by looking first at the history behind the tax...