Introduction and key concepts / Sophia Davidova, Ashok Mishra and Ken Thomson (Editors) -- EU policies and rural employment / Berkeley Hill -- U.S. policies and rural employment / David Blandford -- Trends in rural employment -- Rural employment trends in the EU / David Harvey -- Special study :...

"Food loss is a serious issue in the United States. It affects all aspects of the supply chain, from farmers to consumers. While much is already known about loss at the consumer level, our understanding of the amount of food that never makes it to this stage is more limited. The Economics of...

Acknowledgements -- Introduction / ASHOK MISHRA, DAVIDE VIAGGI, AND SERGIO GOMEZ-Y-PALOMA -- The relationship between farm families and the structure of agriculture / MARY C. AHEARN AND WALTER ARMBRUSTER -- Influence of cap on social sustainability in Greek and Bulgarian rural areas / D....