International Trade and Agriculture: Theory and Policy

ISBN-13: 9780367021351 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 352 str.

Opis

International agricultural trade now exceeds one trillion dollars. It is one of the key factors in the world economy, and the United States, like many other countries, depends on it to keep food prices reasonable, our balance of payments healthy, and the dollar from collapsing on the international money exchanges. The Symposium on International Trade and Agriculture held at Tucson, Arizona, in April 1977, covered all major topics of trade and commerce policy as they relate to agriculture. The papers presented in this book reflect the major concerns of outstanding professional economists and a great variety of agricultural research organizations.

Spis treści

Preface -- General Theory and Policy -- Introduction -- The Importance of Trade in World Agriculture -- Agriculture and the U.S. Trade Act of 1974 -- Gains from Trade: Theory Reexamined -- The Gains from International Trade -- Twenty Paradoxes in International Trade Theory -- The Gains from Trade: An Applied Political Analysis -- Analyses of Agricultural Trade Problems -- Agricultural Protection and Stabilization Policies: Analysis of Current Neomercantilist Practices -- Exchange Rates and U.S. Agricultural Exports -- Agricultural Exports in Selected Developing Countries: Their Potential for Financing Increased Food Imports -- Strategies in International Agricultural Marketing: Public vs. Private Sector -- Food Reserves and International Trade Policy -- Research and Research Needs -- Problems Involved in Doing Research on International Trade in the Agricultural Sector -- Research in International Trade: Methods and Techniques—With Emphasis on Agricultural Trade