In the late 1990s and early 2000s, imports of milk protein concentrate had brought the U.S. agricultural programs to a crisis. The USDA was rapidly accumulating stocks of nonfat dry milk and unable to maintain the support prices to which it was committed, the cornerstone of American dairy policy. In this crisis can be seen many subtle and dynamic phenomena that make the modern economy so interesting, including how economic policy can induce the creation of new products, the consequences of mismatches between domestic and trade policy, and how the regulatory structure can become both a barrier...

About the Book This book is a guide on how to quit smoking and more than that. First of all a guide is meant to illuminate a path to follow. It is not a treatise or dissertation, but a simple guide. Follow the path and it will lead you where you want to go. It teaches you to understand how and why you smoke and what holds you in this habit. New insights are presented and a new method, The Reasoned Approach, is developed. The seven-step method is set off as a compact separate section for the reader to come back and go over whenever they need guidance, understanding or encouragement. Statements...

About the Book This book is a guide on how to quit smoking and more than that. First of all a guide is meant to illuminate a path to follow. It is not a treatise or dissertation, but a simple guide. Follow the path and it will lead you where you want to go. It teaches you to understand how and why you smoke and what holds you in this habit. New insights are presented and a new method, The Reasoned Approach, is developed. The seven-step method is set off as a compact separate section for the reader to come back and go over whenever they need guidance, understanding or encouragement. Statements...