The policy preference function (PPF) approach has become popular with economists seeking to explain the origin of government policies. In this paper, a distinction between positive and normative work with the PPF concept is made. Positive work is shown to suffer from a variety of shortcomings...

Liberalization of world trade in agricultural products ranks high on the agenda of the Uruguay Round. After a period of more than six years, however, the negotiations have not been concluded. Nevertheless, an outcome seems to be in sight. The agreement will most likely not result in a move to...

Books reviewed include: The Green Revolution Reconsidered: The Impact of High Yielding Rice Varieties in South India by Peter B.R. Hazell and C. Ramasamy; Disarray in World Food Markets: A Quantitative Assessment by Rod Tyers and Kym Anderson; The World Food Problem: Tackling the Causes of...

Books Reviewed Include: Towards Free Trade in Agriculture by Kirit S. Parikh, Gunther Fischer, Klaus Frohberg and O. Gulbrandsen; Farm Policy Analysis by Luther Tweeten; Multiple Criteria Analysis for Agricultural Decisions by C. Romero and T. Rehman; The Social Sciences in International...