Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness / Edition 8

by Gail L. Cramer, Clarence W. Jensen, Douglas D. Southgate Jr.

Overview

This text is designed for a one-quarter or one-semester course in introductory agricultural economics or agribusiness. It 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 student that theory actually makes reality more understandable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471388470
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/11/2001
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	544
Product dimensions:	6.34(w) x 9.43(h) x 1.01(d)

About the Author

Gail L. Cramer is currently L. C. Carter Chair Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at thre University of Arkansas, a position he has held since 1987. He attained his Bachelor's degree in 1963 from Wahsington State University, hos Master's degree from Michigan State University in 1964, and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Oregon State University in 1967.

Clearance W. Jensen is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, an appointment he has enjoyed since 1980.
He attended Montana State College where he was granted Bachelors and Masters degrees in Agricultural Economics and Economics in 1951 and 1952. Further graduate work at Michigan State University was completed, where he received the Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Economics and Economics in 1958.

Douglas D. Southgate, Jr. is a Professor of agricultural economics at Ohio State University, where he also has directed the International studies Center and the Latin American Studies Program. He was awarded a bachelor's degree in economics by the University of Oregon in 1974 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He completed his Ph.D. in agricultural economics at the University of Wisconsin, in 1980, and the same year joined the faculty at Ohio State. He was promoted to associate professor in 1986 and to full professor in 1995.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. The Farm and Food System 21

3. Consumer Behavior and Demand 49

4. Producer Decision Making: Single-Variable Input 77

5. Producer Decision Making: Two-Variable Inputs and Enterprise Selection 101

6. Production Costs, Supply, and Price Determination 137

7. Competition and the Market 171

8. Imperfect Competition and Market Regulation 191

9. Macroeconomics 217

10. Financial Picture of Agriculture 245

11. Agricultural Price and Income Policies 277

12. Market Agricultural Commodities 311

13. Natural Resources 345

14. Rural Development 369

15. International Economics 397

16. Agriculture's Role in Economic Development 429

17. Global Food Demand and Supply 451

A List of Reference Books for the Beginning Student 479

Basic Sources of Agricultural Statistics 483

Glossary 489

Photo Credits 505

Index 507