American agriculture in the twentieth century: how it flourished and what it cost
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Main Author: Gardner, Bruce L. 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press 2002
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:"Gardner documents both the economic difficulties that have confronted farmers and the technological and economic transformations that have lifted them from relative poverty to economic parity with the nonfarm population. He provides a detailed analysis of the causes behind these trends, with emphasis on the role of government action"--Jacket
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-378) and index
Introduction -- Technology -- Farms -- Farm communities -- Markets -- Government I : public investment and regulation -- Government II : commodity and trade policy -- Explanations -- Regions and states -- Counties -- Findings and policy implications
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 388 p.)
ISBN:9780674037496
0674037499

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