Commodity and Resource Policies in Agricultural Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIX

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2. An Overview of the Interface of Agricultural and Resource Policy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Problems Confronting the Joint Formulation of Commercial Agricultural and Resource Policies

      • R. E. Just, N. E. Bockstael, R. G. Cummings, J. A. Miranowski, D. Zilberman

      Pages 3-16

   3. The Evolution and Coordination of U.S. Commodity and Resource Policies

      • G. C. Rausser, W. E. Foster

      Pages 17-45

   4. A Comparative Analysis of State Regulations for Use of Agricultural Chemicals

      • S. Wise, S. R. Johnson

      Pages 46-71

   5. Policy Failures Arising from Multiple Jurisdictions: Western Agriculture Water Resources, and the Role of the Courts

      • R. G. Cummings, G. W. Harrison

      Pages 72-94

3. Analytical and Conceptual Perspective

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95

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   2. Effects of Commodity Program Structure on Resource Use and the Environment

      • J. M. Antle, R. E. Just

      Pages 97-128

   3. Redistribution of Income Through Commodity and Resource Policies

      • B. L. Gardner

      Pages 129-142

   4. Sequential Coordination of Agricultural and Resource Policy

      • J. K. Horowitz, K. E. McConnell

      Pages 143-158

   5. Information Issues in the Coordination of Agricultural and Resource Policies

      • J.-P. Chavas

      Pages 159-172

   6. Joint Management of Buffer Stocks for Water and Commodities

      • R. E. Just, E. Lichtenberg, D. Zilberman

      Pages 173-195

   7. Economy and Climate: A Preliminary Framework for Microeconomic Analysis

      • G. Heal

      Pages 196-212

4. Empirical Significance of Agricultural and Resource Policy Interactions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213

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   2. Effects of the Feed Grain and Wheat Programs on Irrigation and Groundwater Depletion in Nebraska

      • R. E. Just, E. Lichtenberg, D. Zilberman

      Pages 215-233

   3. Water Policy Effects on Crop Production and Vice Versa: An Empirical Approach

      • R. E. Howitt

      Pages 234-253

   4. Tradeoffs Between Agricultural and Chemical Policies

      • S. R. Johnson, J. D. Atwood, L. Thompson

      Pages 254-274

   5. The Effects of Commodity Programs on Resource Use

      • J. A. Miranowski, J. Hrubovcak, J. Sutton

      Pages 275-292

   6. Best Management Practices Versus Socially Optimal Practices

      • H. D. Leathers

      Pages 293-310

   7. Interaction Between Agriculture and Fisheries: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications

      • I. E. Strand, N. E. Bockstael

      Pages 311-327

Agricultural, natural resource, and environmental problems are becom­ ing increasingly interdependent. For example, soil erosion is largely determined by agricultural land use. Both water use and water con­ tamination depend on land use and technology choice in agriculture. In many areas, the fertilizers and pesticides used in agriculture are ma­ jor pollutants of ground and surface water, having adverse effects on drinking water and fisheries. Agricultural pollutants such as pesticides also produce adverse health effects for agricultural workers and the consuming public. On the other hand, the availability of water resources and the value of competing land uses influence agricultural production. Additionally, regional air quality problems may affect crops and global environmental trends may have long-term implica­ tions for farming. Agriculture, natural resources and environmental quality are all heavily regulated in the U. S. , but they are done so by a vast array of competing or unrelated agencies within the U. S. Departments of Agriculture, Interior, and Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency; and numerous state agencies. Considering the large number of bureaucratically remote public agencies involved and the pervasive in­ terdependencies between agriculture, natural resources and the environ­ ment, policies develop which are at best uncoordinated and at worst conflicting and counterproductive. These policies have become sources of controversy as different interest groups struggle to affect their im­ plementation, as different agencies have fought for administrative con­ trol and as legislative bodies have attempted to enact piecemeal changes.

• Landwirtschaft
• Naturgüter
• Umweltrecht
• agriculture
• environment
• natürliche Resourcen

• Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

  Richard E. Just, Nancy Bockstael

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