A study of the origins of the wheat surplus problem in Australia suggests that more far-reaching adjustments in national wheat policy are required than those currently envisaged. Ten specific recommendations for the reform of the present policy are outlined. A new form of income stabilisation...

This paper is primarily concerned with the place of producer-controlled marketing boards in contemporary agricultural policy. The accomplishments and limitations of state marketing boards are reviewed from the standpoint of their stated objectives. Their possible future role is discussed in the...

The publication of the so-called green paper on Rural Policy in Australia is an event of considerable significance to Australian agriculture in general and to the agricultural economics profession in particular. The report is designed as an outline of principles and guidelines for discussion,...

In this paper I propose to review briefly some of the more significant points which seem to be emerging from recent studies of capital formation in agriculture.

In February 1962 the Council of the Australian Agricultural Economics Society appointed a sub-committee to report on the present state of farm financial statistics in Australia and to recommend desirable improvements. The aims in calling for this report were twofold: (a) Members of the Society...

It seems to me that there are three major aspects of agricultural economics research which we might fruitfully examine in this symposium: (i) the nature of the research which has been and should be undertaken; (ii) the organisation required for effective research; and ( iii) the financing of...