Introduction to agricultural economics /
Introduction to agricultural economics /
John B. Penson, Jr. and others
- 5th edition
- ii, 410 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Rev. ed. of: Introduction to agricultural economics / John B. Penson, Jr. 3rd ed. c2002. Penson new international edition
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is agricultural economics? -- Theory of consumer behavior -- Consumer equilibrium and market demand -- Measurement and interpretation of elasticities -- Introduction to production and resource use -- Economics of input and product substitution -- Market equilibrium and product price: perfect competition -- Market equilibrium and product price: imperfect competition -- Natural resources, the environment, and agriculture -- Government intervention in agriculture -- Product markets and national output -- Macroeconomic policy fundamentals -- Consequences of business fluctuations -- Macroeconomic policy and agriculture -- Agricultural and international trade - Exchange rates and agricultural trade -- Why nations trade -- Agricultural trade policy and preferential trading arrangements.
1292039272 9781292039275
2005043042
Agriculture--Economic aspects.
338.1 / I
Rev. ed. of: Introduction to agricultural economics / John B. Penson, Jr. 3rd ed. c2002. Penson new international edition
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is agricultural economics? -- Theory of consumer behavior -- Consumer equilibrium and market demand -- Measurement and interpretation of elasticities -- Introduction to production and resource use -- Economics of input and product substitution -- Market equilibrium and product price: perfect competition -- Market equilibrium and product price: imperfect competition -- Natural resources, the environment, and agriculture -- Government intervention in agriculture -- Product markets and national output -- Macroeconomic policy fundamentals -- Consequences of business fluctuations -- Macroeconomic policy and agriculture -- Agricultural and international trade - Exchange rates and agricultural trade -- Why nations trade -- Agricultural trade policy and preferential trading arrangements.
1292039272 9781292039275
2005043042
Agriculture--Economic aspects.
338.1 / I