Agricultural economics and agribusiness
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Bibliographic Information
Agricultural economics and agribusiness
John Wiley, c2001
8th ed
- : cloth
Available at 24 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This text is designed for a one-quarter or one-semester course in introductory agricultural economics or agribusiness. It examines the structure and organization of the agricultural industry, then discusses basic micro- and macroeconomics principles as they apply to agriculture. Principles of economics are used to demonstrate to the student that theory actually makes reality more understandable.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 1 2. The Farm and Food System 21
3. Consumer Behavior and Demand 49
4. Producer Decision Making: Single-Variable Input 77
5. Producer Decision Making: Two-Variable Inputs and Enterprise Selection 101
6. Production Costs, Supply, and Price Determination 137
7. Competition and the Market 171
8. Imperfect Competition and Market Regulation 191
9. Macroeconomics 217
10. Financial Picture of Agriculture 245
11. Agricultural Price and Income Policies 277
12. Market Agricultural Commodities 311
13. Natural Resources 345
14. Rural Development 369
15. International Economics 397
16. Agriculture's Role in Economic Development 429
17. Global Food Demand and Supply 451
A List of Reference Books for the Beginning Student 479
Basic Sources of Agricultural Statistics 483
Glossary 489
Photo Credits 505
Index 507
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