This book is about economic transformation in agriculture and the adjustments needed in public and private strategies to facilitate it. The book uses theory from the social and physical sciences and practical experience gained throughout the world to recommend strategies that are generally...

1 Agricultural Globalization, Trade, and the Environment: Introduction -- I: Farm Programs and Trade Liberalization -- 2 Farm Policy Reform in the United States -- 3 Trade, Uncertainty, and New Farm Programs -- 4 Has the Importance of Foreign Markets for U.S. Agriculture been Oversold? -- 5...