{"product_id":"agricultural-economics-and-agribusiness-isbn-9780471388470","title":"Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness","description":"This book 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 reader that theory actually makes reality more understandable. The book is at the right level and is kept consistently up-to-date-the only text that has been consistently revised! 1. Introduction 1 \u003cp\u003e2. The Farm and Food System 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Consumer Behavior and Demand 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Producer Decision Making: Single-Variable Input 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Producer Decision Making: Two-Variable Inputs and Enterprise Selection 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Production Costs, Supply, and Price Determination 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Competition and the Market 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Imperfect Competition and Market Regulation 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Macroeconomics 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Financial Picture of Agriculture 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Agricultural Price and Income Policies 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Market Agricultural Commodities 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Natural Resources 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Rural Development 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. International Economics 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Agriculture's Role in Economic Development 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Global Food Demand and Supply 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA List of Reference Books for the Beginning Student 479\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic Sources of Agricultural Statistics 483\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhoto Credits 505\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 507\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eGail L. Cramer\u003c\/b\u003e 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.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClearance W. Jensen\u003c\/b\u003e is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, an appointment he has enjoyed since 1980.\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas D. Southgate, Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988707459301,"sku":"NP9780471388470","price":191.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471388470.jpg?v=1761781275","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/agricultural-economics-and-agribusiness-isbn-9780471388470","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}