Beschreibung:
The first edition of this book, published in 1991 with the title "The Common Agricultural Policy and the World Economy," was well received as a timely analysis of this fast-moving but important subject. However, several major developments, such as general CAP reform, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), expansion of the European Union, and relationships with eastern Europe, have justified the need for a new edition. As a result, the book has been thoroughly updated, with some completely new chapters added and others replaced. It has also be rewritten with a greater emphasis on the needs of students for a well-integrated, comprehensive textbook.
Part 1 Understanding the CAP: introduction to the CAP; the history and development of the CAP, 1945-1990; the CAP decision making process; reform of the CAP; the new CAP. Part 2 Mechanisms and analysis of the CAP: monetary aspects of the CAP; comparative static analysis of the CAP; extensions and political analysis of the CAP; the CAP and technological change. Part 3 The CAP and the European Union: the CAP and the farmer; the CAP and the consumer; the CAP and the food industry; the CAP and the environment. Part 4 The CAP and the world: the CAP, Eastern Europe and the FSU; the CAP and the developing world; the CAP and North America; the CAP, the GATT and the World Trade Organization. Part 5 The CAP and the future: the CAP in the 21st century.