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Tables of Contents for The Economics of European Agriculture
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Figures
xi
List of Tables
xiii
Acknowledgements
xvi
Introduction
1
3
1 Concepts and Definitions
4
37
Objectives of this chapter
4
1
1.1 Definition and scope of the field of agricultural economics
4
6
1.2 Global trends in supply
10
13
1.3 The role of agriculture in economic development
23
14
Summary
37
1
Key terms and concepts
37
1
Notes
38
1
Bibliography
38
3
2 Demand and Supply - Market Mechanisms for Agricultural Products
41
24
Objectives of this chapter
41
1
Introductory remarks
41
1
2.1 The demand function - price and income elasticities of demand
42
4
2.2 Characteristics of supply
46
5
2.3 The market mechanism for agricultural products
51
9
2.4 The structure of EU agricultural holdings
60
1
2.5 Concluding remarks - the 'farm' problem
61
1
Key terms and concepts
62
1
Notes
62
1
Bibliography
63
2
3 Government Intervention in Agriculture
65
24
Objectives of this chapter
65
1
Introduction
65
1
3.1 The rationale for government intervention in agriculture
66
1
3.2 Agricultural support policies: methods and effects
67
9
3.3 Early European agricultural policies
76
10
Summary
86
1
Key terms and concepts
87
1
Notes
87
1
Bibliography
88
1
4 The Common Agricultural Policy
89
42
Objectives of this chapter
89
1
Introduction
89
1
4.1 Birth and mechanisms of the CAP
90
10
4.2 Critical appraisal of the CAP: relative success/failure of the policy
100
12
4.3 CAP reforms and the future of the policy
112
14
Conclusion
126
1
Key terms and concepts
127
1
Notes
128
1
Bibliography
129
2
5 Technology and Innovation
131
35
Objectives of this chapter
131
1
Introduction - technology and economic growth
131
3
5.1 Major innovations in European agriculture
134
8
5.2 Models of innovation diffusion and adoption
142
8
5.3 The importance of knowledge in agriculture
150
2
5.4 Agricultural innovation in the EU
152
9
Summary
161
1
Key terms and concepts
162
1
Notes
162
1
Bibliography
163
3
6 A Wider European Union: Enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe, Cyprus and Malta
166
23
Objectives of this chapter
166
1
Introductory remarks
166
1
6.1 Previous enlargements
167
3
6.2 Enlargement to the CEECs, to Cyprus and Malta
170
16
Summary
186
1
Key terms and concepts
187
1
Notes
187
1
Bibliography
188
1
7 The EU as an Agricultural Trade Partner
189
31
Objectives of this chapter
189
1
Introduction: overview of world trade patterns and comparative advantage of countries
189
5
7.1 The major agricultural trade partners of the EU
194
4
7.2 EU trade agreements with a number of selected developing countries
198
13
7.3 Tackling rural poverty and malnutrition in the developing world: EU cooperation with LDCs
211
4
Summary
215
1
Key terms and concepts
216
1
Notes
217
1
Bibliography
218
2
8 Agricultural Trade Liberalization
220
32
Objectives of this chapter
220
1
Introduction
220
2
8.1 The Uruguay Round of negotiations - the measurement of trade distortions
222
10
8.2 The 1992 Blair House pre-accord, the 'oilseeds' dispute and the Marrakech agreement
232
4
8.3 The CAP-GATT/WTO link
236
1
8.4 Estimating the effects of trade liberalization
237
7
8.5 The future - the November 2001 Doha agenda and beyond
244
2
Conclusions: contentious issues in the new round of negotiations
246
2
Key terms and concepts
248
1
Notes
248
1
Bibliography
249
3
Conclusions: The Future of EU and World Agriculture - The Challenges Ahead
252
6
Index
258