Metropolitan agriculture is economically important, especially in the Northeast. While faced with substantial economic and regulatory obstacles, commercial farming in urban areas is surviving and even prospering. In terms of standard models of agriculture in economic development, this is a...

Economic statistics can be used to inform policy as it is being designed, avoid policy design mistakes, or implement government programs once they are established into law. Oftentimes, statistics are used for all three purposes. This paper considers the relationships between statistics and...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Technology -- 3. Farms -- 4. Farm Communities -- 5. Markets -- 6. Government I: Public Investment and Regulation -- 7. Government II: Commodity and Trade Policy -- 8. Explanations -- 9. Regions and States -- 10. Counties -- 11. Findings and...