Agricultural Protection Growth in Europe, 1870-1969

Dramatic changes took place in agricultural policies in Europe in the 19th and 20th century. In the 1860s European nations agreed on a series of trade agreements which spread free trade across the continent. In the 1960s European nations concluded an international agreement which spread heavy Government intervention and protection against imports across the continent. This paper offers hypotheses as to the causes of these dramatic changes in agricultural protection.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Swinnen, Johan F. M.
Format: Working Paper biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-05
Subjects:AGRIBUSINESS, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, AGRICULTURAL HISTORY, AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES, AGRICULTURAL INCOMES, AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, AGRICULTURAL MARKET, AGRICULTURAL MARKETS, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL POLICIES, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, AGRICULTURAL POPULATION, AGRICULTURAL PRICES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURAL SECTORS, AGRICULTURAL TARIFFS, AGRICULTURAL TRADE, AGRICULTURAL TRADE POLICIES, AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL, ANIMAL DISEASE, ANIMAL PRODUCTS, BARLEY, BASIC FOOD PRICES, BEEF, BREAD, BUTTER, CATTLE, COMMODITIES, COMMODITY PROGRAMS, COOPERATIVES, CORN, CROP, CROPS, DAIRY, DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS, DEMAND FOR FOOD, DIRECT PAYMENTS, DISEASE PREVENTION, EXPORT, EXPORTS, EXTENSION, FARM, FARM ASSOCIATIONS, FARM COMMODITY, FARM HOUSEHOLDS, FARM INCOMES, FARM ORGANIZATIONS, FARM PRICES, FARM STRUCTURE, FARM STRUCTURES, FARM WORKERS, FARMER, FARMERS, FARMING, FARMS, FEED, FEED COSTS, FLOUR, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD DISTRIBUTION, FOOD IMPORTS, FOOD MARKETS, FOOD POLICY, FOOD PRICES, FOOD PRODUCTS, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD SHORTAGES, FOOD STAPLES, FOOD SUPPLIES, FOOD SUPPLY, FREE TRADE, FREEZING, FROZEN MEAT, GRAIN, GRAIN PRICES, GRAIN PRODUCTION, GRAINS, HARVESTS, HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS, HOUSEHOLDS, HUNGER, IMPORT QUOTAS, IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, IMPORT TARIFFS, IMPORTS, INDUSTRIAL WORKERS, INTEGRATION, KOLA, LIVE ANIMALS, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK BREEDING, LIVESTOCK FARMERS, LIVESTOCK FARMING, LIVESTOCK FARMS, LIVESTOCK PRICES, LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, LIVESTOCK SECTOR, LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION, LOW INCOME, MARGARINE, MARKETING, MEAT, MEAT PROCESSING, MILK, MINIMUM PRICES, MINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURE, OATS, PORK, POTATOES, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, REDUCTIONS IN TARIFFS, RYE, SMALL FARMERS, STAPLE FOODS, STIMULATING LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, SUGAR, SUGAR PROCESSING, TARGET PRICES, TARIFF BARRIERS, TENURE RIGHTS, TRADE AGREEMENT, TRADE AGREEMENTS, UNIVERSITIES, VEGETABLES, WHEAT, WHEAT PRICES, WINE, WORLD MARKET PRICES, YIELDS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/696881468328214710/Agricultural-protection-growth-in-Europe-1870-1969
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28163
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