The Economics of American Agriculture: Evolution and Global Development: Evolution and Global Development
, by Blank,Steven C.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780765622297 | 0765622297
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 4/15/2008
This book answers the questions: what is happening to American agriculture, and why? Steven C. Blank uses portfolio theory to analyze both macro- and microeconomic data that paints a clear picture of the trends in agriculture, and explains why these trends are consistent with market evolution and global economic development. He clarifies agriculture's specific role in economic development with a focus on the current and future globalizing commodity markets. The book features empirical research that demonstrates the link between farm-level investment decisions and regional and national economic trends. It shows how the dynamic environment of industrialization and globalization of agriculture is part of a continuing development that is driven by technological innovation. This all points to a future with a very different agricultural production sector and some extremely important policy choices that will face the entire country.