{"product_id":"billion-dollars-day-e-wesley-f-peterson-9781405185875","title":"Billion Dollars Day","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Billion Dollars a Day\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This text provides a good narrative on the economics of government intervention, the structure of the world food system and history of the WTO, and the provision of farm subsidies by developed economies, with a special focus on the U.S. and EU.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eP. Lynn Kennedy, \u003ci\u003eLouisiana State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This extremely well-researched and documented book provides a comprehensive overview of the impact (both intentional and unintentional) that developed nations' agricultural policies can have on underdeveloped agricultural-based nations.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJay E. Noel, \u003ci\u003eCal Poly State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"This text's discussion and explanation of subsidies is well developed in a historical and international context that is not found elsewhere.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConrad Lyford, \u003ci\u003eTexas Tech University \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Peterson has done a nice job of taking complicated issues and explaining them in a manner that is understandable for students with limited background in policy, development, and trade. This well-written text brings both a U.S. and a world perspective to the timely and important topics of government farm policy and food prices.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRick Whitacre, \u003ci\u003eIllinois State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do Europe, the United States, and some key Asian countries spend, in aggregate, a billion dollars a day on various agricultural price supports, when much of this money ends up in the hands of large agribusiness? In a lively, non-technical, and up-to-date account, this book addresses the core questions that surround the issues of agricultural subsidies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeterson provides a detailed examination of subsidy histories and the current policies of the United States, various European countries, Australia and New Zealand, and Korea and Japan. Also included is a discussion of how these policies affect developing countries - examining, in particular, their impact on farmers in low-income countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. Wesley F. Peterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405185872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405185875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"E. Wesley F. Peterson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47424356581631,"sku":"9781405185875","price":93.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7c1d9af-05b0-4ec4-87b7-c460fb840358.jpg?v=1761529746","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/billion-dollars-day-e-wesley-f-peterson-9781405185875","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}