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020			_a9780945999034 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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050	0	0	_aHD 1761 _bPAS
100	1		_aPasour, E. C.
245	1	0	_aPlowshares and pork barrels : _bthe political economy of agriculture /
260			_aOakland, Calif. : _bThe Independent Institute, _cc2005.
300			_axxi, 384 pages : _bIllustrations ;
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aThe role of economics in agricultural policy analysis -- Economic efficiency and equity in U.S. agriculture -- Government and the economy : private versus collective choice -- Public choice : the economics of the political process -- Implications of public-choice theory for agricultural policy -- The farm problem and economic justice -- The role of government in U.S. agriculture -- Price supports, parity, and cost of production -- History and overview of production controls and marketing quotas -- Production controls, price supports, and current farm programs -- Cooperatives and marketing orders -- Effects of agricultural commodity programs -- Subsidized food programs -- International trade and trade restrictions -- Crop insurance, market stabilization, and risk management -- Subsidized credit in U.S. agriculture -- Conservation and "protection" of natural resources -- Agricultural research and extension activities -- Taxation in agriculture -- The effects of government farm programs -- The farm security and rural investment act of 2002 : how it updated existing law.
650		0	_aAgriculture and state - United States.
650		0	_aUnited States - economic policy.
700	1		_aRucker, Randal Ray.
856	4	1	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0512/2005010937.html
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0622/2005010937-b.html
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0622/2005010937-d.html
942			_cBK _2lcc
999			_c2001 _d2001