{"product_id":"the-rise-of-the-agricultural-welfare-state-institutions-and-interest-group-power-in-the-united-states-france-and-japan-princeton-studies-in-international-and-comparative-perspectives-9780691116280","title":"The Rise of the Agricultural Welfare State","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA long-dominant reading of American politics holds that public policy in the United States is easily captured by special interest groups. Countering this view, this title traces the development of government intervention in agriculture from its nineteenth-century origins to contemporary struggles over farm subsidies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2001 \"A good read on the origin, evolution, and contemporary politics of agricultural-support policies in the United States, France and Japan.\"--Foreign Affairs \"A splendid comparative study of agricultural policy processes in the US, France, and Japan.\"--Choice \"This historical and comparative analysis is well executed... The book makes a contribution by virtue of its historical sweep and the quality of research... A helpful addition to the growing body of historical institutionalist literature that demonstrates the influence of macro- and sectoral-level institutions on policymaking.\"--Grace Skogstad, American Political Science Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations ix  Preface xi  Introduction 3  Chapter 1: History, Policy, and Institutions 14  Chapter 2: Foundations of the Agricultural Welfare State 38  Chapter 3: The Challenge of Market Intervention 76  Chapter 4: The Postwar Development of the Agricultural Welfare State 127  Chapter 5: The Politics of Agricultural Retrenchment 181  Conclusion 239v Bibliography 249  Index 275","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403730428247,"sku":"9780691116280","price":42.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691116280.jpg?v=1730484377","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-rise-of-the-agricultural-welfare-state-institutions-and-interest-group-power-in-the-united-states-france-and-japan-princeton-studies-in-international-and-comparative-perspectives-9780691116280","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}