As a public policy objective in Japan, food security shifted from one that had near consensus support after World War 11 to one that caused deep political divisions among a variety of groups and political actors. Japan continues to reconcile levels of commodity self-sufficiency with a variety of...

As wine economist Mike Veseth peels away layer after layer of the money-taste-wine relationship he discovers the wine buyer's biggest mistake and learns how to avoid it, enlists in the "restaurant wars" and toasts anything but Champagne. His engaging and enlightening book will surprise, inform,...

Why do people vote for (and against) moderate rent controls? The microeconomic effects of rent controls are complex-they affect both renters and homeowners in many ways, creating a complicated pattern of winners and losers. Renters stand to gain initially from the controlled rents, but...