1. The construction of new, nested markets and the role of rural development policies : some introductory notes / Paul Hebinck, Sergio Schneider and Jan Douwe van der Ploeg -- 2. Newly emerging, nested markets : a theoretical introduction / Jan Douwe van der Ploeg -- 3. The visible hand in...

Over the last decades, the government of Brazil has developed a risk management strategy with the goal of reducing the volatility of cash flow in the agricultural sector and the vulnerability of the less privileged stakeholders in the rural areas (that is, family farmers). Setting up a...

"This paper examines interactions between market power and agricultural policy in the U.S. wheat flour milling industry using a non-parametric approach. The analysis focuses on marketing loan and pre-1986 deficiency payment programs; farmers' payments from these programs are dependent on whether...