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Originally published in 1960, this book presents a rigorous account of agricultural policies and the factors influencing their development. The text was created to provide assistance to students of agriculture, practitioners in farming and others interested in agricultural planning. The main focus is on the United Kingdom, but examples are drawn from other countries when a different context is required. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in agricultural policy, economics and agricultural history.

Volume VIII of the Agrarian History of England and Wales was first published in 1978, and provides a technical, social and economic history of rural England and Wales in the years 1914 39. This period included four years of war, during which there was a rapid rise in prices, the post-war deflation and the depression. The author assesses the effects of these political and economic conditions on farming and farm workers. She describes regional variations in patterns of farming and the changes in methods of production by which farmers tried to reduce costs and increase output. She also examines...