Books reviewed: Pamela S. Chasek (ed.), The Global Environment in the Twenty-First Century: Prospects for International Cooperation Amitrajeet A. Batabyal and Beladi Hamid, The Economics of International Trade and the Environment J.M. Antle and V.H. Smith (eds.), The Economics of World Wheat...

Acting on complaints by Brazil, the World Trade Organization (WTO) adopted in Spring 2005 two dispute settlement reports that not only require changes to U.S. and European agricultural subsidies, but alter the balance of concessions reached in the 1994 Agreement on Agriculture, further...

1 Agricultural Globalization, Trade, and the Environment: Introduction -- I: Farm Programs and Trade Liberalization -- 2 Farm Policy Reform in the United States -- 3 Trade, Uncertainty, and New Farm Programs -- 4 Has the Importance of Foreign Markets for U.S. Agriculture been Oversold? -- 5...

Agricultural marketing and distribution are broad areas that cover a wide assortment of pricing and market structure issues for agricultural commodities and processed food products. A synthesizing framework is developed in order to discuss the relevant Handbook chapters and an assortment of...

Flexible Incentives for the Adoption of Environmental Technologies in Agriculture identifies and structures more flexible economic incentives for the achievement of environmental goals in agriculture. It provides a conceptual framework and presents case studies that analyze how flexible...

This book is about economic transformation in agriculture and the adjustments needed in public and private strategies to facilitate it. The book uses theory from the social and physical sciences and practical experience gained throughout the world to recommend strategies that are generally...