American agriculture in the twentieth century : how it flourished and what it cost / Bruce L. Gardner.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2002.Description: x, 388 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0674007484 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD 1761 .G2447 2002
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-378) and index.

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.

"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.

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