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The Failure of National Rural Policy. Institutions and Interests.
William P. Browne
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Paperback. Modern farm policy emerged in the United States in 1862, leading to an industrialized agriculture that made the farm sector collectively more successful even as many individual farmers failed. This title blends history, politics, and economics to show that federal government emphasis on farm productivity has failed to meet broader rural needs. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSF; JPQB; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Modern farm policy emerged in the United States in 1862, leading to an industrialized agriculture that made the farm sector collectively more successful even as many individual farmers failed. Ever since, a healthy farm economy has been seen as the key to flourishing rural communities, and the problems of rural nonfarmers, former farmers, nonfarm residents, and unfarmed regions were ignored by policymakers. In "The Failure of National Rural Policy", William P. Browne blends history, politics, and economics to show that federal government emphasis on farm productivity has failed to meet broader rural needs and actually has increased rural poverty. He ... Read more
Modern farm policy emerged in the United States in 1862, leading to an industrialized agriculture that made the farm sector collectively more successful even as many individual farmers failed. Ever since, a healthy farm economy has been seen as the key to flourishing rural communities, and the problems of rural nonfarmers, former farmers, nonfarm residents, and unfarmed regions were ignored by policymakers. In "The Failure of National Rural Policy", William P. Browne blends history, politics, and economics to show that federal government emphasis on farm productivity has failed to meet broader rural needs and actually has increased rural poverty. He ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9780878408580
SKU
V9780878408580
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About William P. Browne
William P. Browne is professor of political science at Central MichiganUniversity. His many books include Cultivating Congress: Constituents, Issues, and Interests in Agricultural Policymaking (University Press of Kansas, 1995), Groups, Interests, and U.S. Public Policy (Georgetown University Press, 1998).
Reviews for The Failure of National Rural Policy. Institutions and Interests.
Browne's criticisms of analytic knowledge provide a users' perspective on policy research that should be read by all those wishing to engage policymakiers with their analytical findings... The book stands as an important case study of the interaction of interests and institutions in national policymaking and is important reading for the rural policy community. Journal of Regional Science