Gavin Mccrone

The Economics of Subsidising Agriculture

A Study of British Policy

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a study of British agricultural policy since the war -- during a period which has seen the adoption of a comprehensive system of agricultural support which has seen the adoption of a comprehensive system of agricultural support which stands in marked contrast to the free trade policy adhered to for so long in the past.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 1962
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 245g
• ISBN-13: 9781487581077
• ISBN-10: 1487581076
• Artikelnr.: 57577084

Autorenporträt

Gavin McCrone is a former chief economic adviser to successive secretaries of state for Scotland and the former head of two Scottish government departments-the Industry Department for Scotland and the Scottish Development Department. He has studied, written, and lectured about the Scottish economy for many years.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The Present Position of British Agriculture 1. Agriculture in the
British Economy 2. The Cost of Agricultural Support 3. Agricultural
Expansion Since 1939 Part 2: Agriculture and the Balance of Payments 4. An
Analysis of the Balance of Payments Problem 5. The Contribution of
Agriculture to the Balance of Payments 6. The Effect of Increased
Self-Sufficiency on the Terms of Trade Part 3: The Prospects for Imported
Food Supplies 7. The Factors Governing International Specialization 8.
Long-Run Movements in the Terms of Trade 9. The Growth of the World's
Population 10. The Outlook for European Food Supplies 11. British
Agriculture and the Common Market 12. The Threat to Britain's Food Supply.
Appendix: Tables A-C: Population Density of Selected Countries Tables D-F:
Food Output in European Countries.