Books in the Handbook of Agricultural Economics series

Focuses on regional diversity, farm structure, agricultural policy, and aid to agriculture.

The subject matter of agricultural economics has both broadened and deepened and the chapters of this handbook present innovative work in the field. This volume contains sections on "agriculture, natural resources and the environment" and "agriculture in the macroeconomy".

Part of the "Handbook of Agricultural Economics", volume 1a treats issues in agricultural production, representing the consequences of decades of work deepening and widening the original focus of agricultural economics on farm management.

This volume deals with the economics of agricultural products after they leave the farm. It includes developments in application of dual approaches in household economies, the industrial organization of food marketing, marketing margins between farm and retail prices, and spatial price analysis.