This book uses an economic framework to examine the consequences of U.S. farm and food policies for obesity, its social costs, and the implications for government policy. Drawing on evidence from economics, public health, nutrition, and medicine, the authors evaluate past and potential future...

and Overview -- and Overview -- New Directions in Agricultural Policy: US and European Perspectives -- Recent Developments and Applications from the OECD Toolbox -- US and EU Agricultural Policy: Divergence or Convergence? -- The “Health Check” of the CAP Reform: Lessons from Its Impact...

PART I -- Introduction -- 1. Background -- 2. Model Structure and Parameterisation -- 3. AGMEMOD Model -- PART II -- 4. EU Market Outlook -- 5. The CAP Beyond 2013 -- 6. Conclusions and Future Work -- Index

Kuroda uses quantitative measures to investigate the rice production structure and effects of agricultural policies in Japan over the second half of the 20th century. Almost all policies have played negative roles in transferring paddy lands from small- to large-scale farms, which has slowed...