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Author Gardner, Bruce L.

Title American agriculture in the twentieth century : how it flourished and what it cost / Bruce L. Gardner
Published Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (x, 388 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction -- Technology -- Farms -- Farm communities -- Markets -- Government I : public investment and regulation -- Government II : commodity and trade policy -- Explanations -- Regions and states -- Counties -- Findings and policy implications
Summary "Gardner documents both the economic difficulties that have confronted farmers and the technological and economic transformations that have lifted them from relative poverty to economic parity with the nonfarm population. He provides a detailed analysis of the causes behind these trends, with emphasis on the role of government action"--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-378) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- United States -- Statistics
Agriculture -- United States -- Costs -- Statistics
Family farms -- United States -- Statistics
Farm income -- United States -- Statistics
Agricultural credit.
Agricultural productivity.
Agricultural subsidies -- United States
Agriculture and state -- United States.
Agricultural laws and legislation -- United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Sustainable Agriculture.
Agricultural credit
Agricultural laws and legislation
Agricultural productivity
Agricultural subsidies
Agriculture and state
Agriculture -- Costs
Agriculture -- Economic aspects
Family farms
Farm income
Landbouw.
Aspect économique.
Production agricole.
Revenu agricole.
Économie rurale.
Coût.
Crédit agricole.
Exploitation agricole familiale.
Politique agricole.
Aide gouvernementale.
20e siècle.
Agriculture.
United States
États-Unis.
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Statistics
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780674037496
0674037499