This two-volume set brings together the best writing on the subject of agricultural policy from leading agricultural economists, political scientists and rural sociologists from across the world.

Agricultural politics and policy retains a central place in the politics of advanced industrial societies. Governments in most countries continue to subsidize agricultural production and regulate markets for farm commodities. The growth of concern about the environmental impact of agriculture has added a new dimension to the sector's politics. Tensions between the US and the EU over the protection of agriculture remain a major feature. New Zealand offers an interesting example of an experiment with deregulated and liberalized agriculture, while Japanese agriculture continues to be highly protected. All these topics are covered in this two volume set, which brings together the best writing on the subject from leading agricultural economists, political scientists and rural sociologists from across the world.

Volume 1: introduction, Wyn Grant and John Keeler. Part 1 Theoretical perspectives: a positive theory of agricultural protection, Johan F.M. Swinnen
characterizing agricultural policy-making, Grant Jordan et al
changing agendas and policy communities - agricultural issues in the 1930s and 1980s, Martin J. Smith
corporatism and official union hegemony - the case of French agricultural syndicalism, John T.S. Keeler
agricultural policy networks of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Neil Collins
from policy community to issue network, Martin J. Smith
paradigm shifts and policy networks - cumulative change in agriculture, William D. Coleman et al
agriculture and the state system - the rise and decline of national agricultures, 1870 to the present, Harriet Friedmann and Philip McMichael. Part 2 The Common Agricultural Policy and the politics of reform: a reconsideration of the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy, Rosemary Fennell
the Common Agricultural Policy and the politics of European decision making, Alan Swinbank
farmers' unions and the restructuring of European agriculture, Eduardo Moyano Estrada
CAP reform, 1992, Alan Swinbank
the European Community and the GATT Uruguay Round - preserving the Common Agricultural Policy at all costs, H. Wayne Moyer
the limits of Common Agricultural Policy reform and the option of denationalization, Wyn Grant
agricultural power in the European Community - explaining the fate of CAP and GATT negotiations, John T.S. Keeler
the political economy of reforming the 1992 CAP reform, L.P. Mahe and T.L. Roe
high midnight in Brussels - an analysis of the September 1993 Council Meeting on the GATT Uruguay Round, Douglas Webber. Part 3 National perspectives on agricultural reform: beyond policy community - French agriculture and the GATT, Paul J. Epstein
the political economy of agriculture in France's fifth republic, William James Adams
policy networks and agricultural policy reforms - explaining deregulation in Sweden and re-regulation in the European Community, Carsten Daugbjerg
the reform of the CAP from a German perspective, S. von Cramon-Taubadel
transformation and development in Italian rural society, Enrico Capo
the adminstration of EC agricultural policies by national agencies, Andrew Fearne. Volume 2: Part 1 Agricultural trade and the liberalization trend: agriculture in a world of trading blocs, T.E. Josling
structural adjustment and learning to live without subsidies in OECD countries, David Blandford
agricultural policy reform and the Uruguay Round - synergistic linkage in a two-level game, Robert Paarlberg
the impact of ideas on trade policy - the origins of US agricultural and manufacturing policies, Judith Goldstein. Part 2 The challenge of agricultural reform - three case studies: the United States
New Zealand
Japan. Part 3 Agro-environmental policy: the polluter pays principle and its relevance to agricultural policy in European countries, David Baldock
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