American Agriculture in the Twentieth Century: How It Flourished and What - GOOD
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- Book Title
- American Agriculture in the Twentieth Century: How It Flourished
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9780674019898
- Subject Area
- Business & Economics
- Publication Name
- American Agriculture in the Twentieth Century : How It Flourished and What It Cost
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Item Length
- 8.9 in
- Subject
- Economic History, Industries / Agribusiness, General
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Item Weight
- 13 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
067401989X
ISBN-13
9780674019898
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19038790198
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Publication Name
American Agriculture in the Twentieth Century : How It Flourished and What It Cost
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Subject
Economic History, Industries / Agribusiness, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Business & Economics
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Reviews
In an ambitious attempt to synthesize research and findings on US agriculture over the last century, Gardner...examines technology (both mechanical and biotechnical inventions and innovations), government policies, measurement of costs and benefits, and incomes of farms and households, elements considered basic to increases in productivity...Gardner's study shows that agricultural output has grown immensely, productivity has increased manifold, and that farm population and labor have declined radically in proportion to the population and the labor force. -- E. H. Tuma "Choice" (01/01/2003), In this important study of American agriculture during the century just past, the distinguished agricultural economist Bruce L. Gardner explores…important issues surrounding this vital U.S. industry, from technology and farm communities to markets and policy implications. Gardner works familiar ground, but he does it with the skills of an economist who knows how to make his findings reasonably accessible to the interested noneconomist., In this important study of American agriculture during the century just past, the distinguished agricultural economist Bruce L. Gardner explores'e¦important issues surrounding this vital U.S. industry, from technology and farm communities to markets and policy implications. Gardner works familiar ground, but he does it with the skills of an economist who knows how to make his findings reasonably accessible to the interested noneconomist., I believe that the book will make an important contribution to agricultural economics and to the economic history of U.S. agriculture during the twentieth century., In an ambitious attempt to synthesize research and findings on US agriculture over the last century, Gardner...examines technology (both mechanical and biotechnical inventions and innovations), government policies, measurement of costs and benefits, and incomes of farms and households, elements considered basic to increases in productivity...Gardner's study shows that agricultural output has grown immensely, productivity has increased manifold, and that farm population and labor have declined radically in proportion to the population and the labor force., In this important study of American agriculture during the century just past, the distinguished agricultural economist Bruce L. Gardner exploreshellip;important issues surrounding this vital U.S. industry, from technology and farm communities to markets and policy implications. Gardner works familiar ground, but he does it with the skills of an economist who knows how to make his findings reasonably accessible to the interested noneconomist.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
338.1/0973/0904
Table Of Content
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 Policy Implications References Index
Synopsis
Looking at U.S. farming over the past century, Gardner searches out explanations for both the remarkable progress and the persistent social problems that have marked the history of American agriculture., American agriculture in the twentieth century has given the world one of its great success stories, a paradigm of productivity and plenty. Yet the story has its dark side, from the plight of the Okies in the 1930s to the farm crisis of the 1980s to today's concerns about low crop prices and the impact of biotechnology. Looking at U.S. farming over the past century, Bruce Gardner searches out explanations for both the remarkable progress and the persistent social problems that have marked the history of American agriculture. Gardner documents both the economic difficulties that have confronted farmers and the technological and economic transformations that have lifted them from relative poverty to economic parity with the nonfarm population. He provides a detailed analysis of the causes of these trends, with emphasis on the role of government action. He reviews how commodity support programs, driven by interest-group politics, have spent hundreds of billions of dollars to little purpose. Nonetheless, Gardner concludes that by reconciling competing economic interests while fostering productivity growth and economic integration of the farm and nonfarm economies, the overall twentieth-century role of government in American agriculture is fairly viewed as a triumph of democracy.
LC Classification Number
HD1761
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