TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cramer,Gail L.
AU  - Jensen,Clarence W.
AU  - Southgate,Douglas DeWitt
TI  - Agricultural economics and agribusiness
SN  - 0471388475 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - HD1415 .C7 2001
U1  - 338.1 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New York
PB  - John Wiley
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Agricultural industries
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; TOC;  	Introduction --
The farm and food system --
Consumer behavior and demand --
Producer decision making: single-variable input functions --
Producer decision making: two-variable inputs and enterprise selection --
Production costs, supply, and price determination --
Competition and the market --
Imperfect competition and market regulation --
Macroeconomics --
Financial picture of agriculture --
Agricultural price and income policies --
Marketing agricultural commodities --
Natural resources --
Rural development --
International economics --
Agriculture's role in economic development --
Global food demand and supply --
A list of reference books for the beginning student --
Basic sources of agricultural statistics --
Glossary --
Photo credits --
Index; Economics
N2  - Summary: 	
This book examines the structure and organization of the agricultural industry, then discusses basic micro and macroeconomics principles as they apply to agriculture. Principles of economics are used to demonstrate to the reader that theory actually makes reality more understandable. The book is at the right level and is kept consistently up-to-date ; the only text that has been consistently revised!
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley046/00043401.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley0310/00043401.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/onix06/00043401.html
UR  - https://www.worldcat.org/title/agricultural-economics-and-agribusiness/oclc/44413724&referer=brief_results
ER  -