Over twenty years ago James M. Buchanan showed that serious horizontal inequities could exist in a federated system in the sense that residents of relatively low-income political subdivisions might receive lower benefits (net of taxes) from central and state government expenditures than people...

The Japanese pork market is protected by a complex set of restrictions, including a variable levy and an import tariff. The combination of these policies distorts the quantity, price, and form of Japanese pork imports. An important issue relevant to the liberalization of the Japanese pork market...

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Agricultural nonpoint source pollution of soil and water resources is a major societal concern. Because of unabated NPS pollution, and despite more than a decade of policy, research and intervention, the relationship between agricultural production and environmental performance is still the...