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049 _aMAIN
100 1 _aZilberman, David,
_d1947-
245 1 0 _aAgricultural economics and policy /
_cDavid Zilberman, Ruiqing Miao, Jian Rong.
260 _aSingapore :
_bWorld Scientific,
_cc2025.
300 _a1 online resource (xxix, 459 p.).
490 1 _aWorld Scientific lecture notes in economics and policy,
_x2630-4872 ;
_vvol. 26
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aHistory of U.S. agriculture: a lesson in development -- Review of production economics -- Consumer demand -- Economic analysis of behavior under risk and uncertainty -- Welfare analysis of agricultural policies -- The political economy of agricultural policies -- Agricultural innovation -- Technology adoption -- Agricultural supply chain -- Health risks, food security, and food safety -- Economics of pesticides -- Economics of space: interaction of urban and rural sectors -- Climate change and agriculture -- Sustainable development -- Appendices.
520 _a"This textbook is about modern agricultural economics and policy aimed at advanced degree students. Based on the lecture notes taught at the University of California, Berkeley, it presents a comprehensive perspective on agricultural policy, its evolution, challenges, and limitations. The first part of the book includes cutting-edge analytical analysis of production, technology, risk, environmental, and policy issues in agriculture. The second part of the book applies the analysis in areas of agricultural supply chain, food security, land conservation, pesticide use, and climate change. The book provides a multidisciplinary approach to analyse natural resources and environmental issues in agriculture, and introduces readers to the concepts of sustainability, biodiversity, bioeconomy, supply chain, and the role of agriculture and natural resources in addressing climate change. The book includes numerous applications as well as six problem sets with selected solutions"--
_cPublisher's website.
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web.
538 _aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
650 0 _aAgriculture
_xEconomic aspects
_zUnited States.
655 0 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aMiao, Ruiqing.
700 1 _aRong, Jian
_c(Economist)
830 0 _aWorld scientific lecture notes in economics and policy ;
_vvol. 26.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/14016#t=toc
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