1st Edition

International Trade And Agriculture: Theory And Policy

Edited By Jimmye S. Hillman Copyright 1979
    352 Pages
    by Routledge

    352 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book focuses on research needs in the field of international trade and agriculture. It provides general subject matter in trade and agriculture; the gains from trade; analyses of agricultural trade problems; and current research and research needs.

    Part 1: General Theory and Policy 1. Introduction 2. The Importance of Trade in World Agriculture 3. Agriculture and the U.S. Trade Act of 1974 Part 2: Gains from Trade: Theory Reexamined 4. The Gains from International Trade 5. Twenty Paradoxes in International Trade Theory 6. The Gains from Trade: An Applied Political Analysis Part 3: Analyses of Agricultural Trade Problems 7. Agricultural Protection and Stabilization Policies: Analysis of Current Neomercantilist Practices 8. Exchange Rates and U.S. Agricultural Exports 9. Agricultural Exports in Selected Developing-Countries: Their Potential for Financing Increased Food Imports 10. Strategies in International Agricultural Marketing: Public vs. Private Sector 11. Food Reserves and International Trade Policy Part 4: Research and Research Needs 12. Problems Involved in Doing Research on International Trade in the Agricultural Sector 13. Research in International Trade: Methods and Techniques—With Emphasis on Agricultural Trade