Agricultural Protection Growth in Europe, 1870-1969:

Dramatic changes took place in agricultural policies in Europe in the 19th and 20th century. In the 1860s European nations agreed on a series of trade agreements which spread free trade across the continent. In the 1960s European nations concluded an international agreement which spread heavy Govern...

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Main Author: Swinnen, Johan F. M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2009
Series:Other papers
Online Access:Volltext
Summary:Dramatic changes took place in agricultural policies in Europe in the 19th and 20th century. In the 1860s European nations agreed on a series of trade agreements which spread free trade across the continent. In the 1960s European nations concluded an international agreement which spread heavy Government intervention and protection against imports across the continent. This paper offers hypotheses as to the causes of these dramatic changes in agricultural protection
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
DOI:10.1596/28163