A Billion Dollars a Day: The Economics and Politics of Agricultural Subsidies

by E. Wesley F. Peterson

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In a lively, non-technical, and up-to-date account, this book addresses the core questions that surround the issues of agricultural subsidies.

Explores these questions: Why do we have subsidies? How did they evolve? What is the present and possible future of subsidies? What is their impact on a typical African farmer?
Written for the general public, this book will also be useful for courses in Agricultural Policy
Provides a detailed examination of subsidy histories and the current policies of the United States, various European countries, Australia and New Zealand, and Korea and Japan
Includes a discussion of how these policies affect developing countries—examining, in particular, their impact on many African farmers

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Thoughtful, clear and compassionate, 2009-09-21
Dr.Peterson writes clearly and thoughtfully, not only explaining subsidies historically, but, he further helps the reader understand and feel the impact of how the spending of these billions of dollars impacts the world we live in "human" terms. He makes this often discussed but little understood topic of subsidies understandable and relevant. It is an essential read for anyone with compassion and a desire to understand the human condition and the accompaning human rights.

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