The subject matter of agricultural economics has both broadened and deepened and this handbook presents innovative work in the field. This two volume set contains sections on "agriculture, natural resources and the environment", "agriculture in the macroeconomy" and "agriculture and food policy".

The subject matter of agricultural economics has both broadened and deepened and the chapters of this handbook present innovative work in the field. This two volume set contains sections on "agriculture, natural resources and the environment", "agriculture in the macroeconomy" and "agriculture and food policy". Although agricultural economists have always paid attention to these topics, research devoted to them has increased substantially in scope as well as depth in recent years.

Part 3 Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment: The economics of agriculture in developing countries - The role of the environment, R. Lopez
Agriculture and the environment, E. Lichtenberg
Common-pool resources and institutions - Toward a revised theory, E. Ostrom
Agricultural and ecosystem services [synthesis of Part 3], G. Heal, A. Small. Part 4 Agriculture in the Macroeconomy: Applied general equilibrium analysis of agricultural and resource policies, T.W. Hertel
Agriculture and the macroeconomy, with emphasis on developing countries, M. Schiff, A. Valdes
The macroeconomics of agriculture, P.G. Ardeni, J. Freebairn
Agriculture and economic development, C.P. Timmer
The rural sector in transition economies, K. Brooks, J. Nash
Rural development and rural policy, A. de Janvry, R. Murgai, E. Sadoulet
Agriculture in the macroeconomy - Theory and measurement [synthesis of Part 4], P. Abbott, A. McCalla. Part 5 Agricultural and Food Policy: The incidence of agricultural policy, J.M. Alston, J.S. James
Information, incentives and the design of agricultural policies, R.G. Chambers
Market failures and second-best analysis, with a focus on nutrition, credit and incomplete markets, R. Innes
Political economy of agricultural policy, H. de Gorter, J. Swinnen
Agricultural trade economics, L.S. Karp, J.M. Perloff
International trade policy and negotiations, D.A. Sumner, S. Tangermann
Public policy - its many analytical dimensions, G.C. Rausser, R.E. Goodhue
Food security and food assistance programmes, C.B. Barrett
Food security and the world food situation, R.C. Duncan
Policy-related developments in agricultural economics - synthesis of handbook volume 2, B.L. Gardner, D.G. Johnson.