This book showcases the power of economic principles to explain and predict issues and current events in the food, agricultural, agribusiness, international trade, natural resources and other sectors. The result is an agricultural economics textbook that provides students and instructors with a clear, up-to-date, and straightforward approach to learning how a market-based economy functions, and how to use simple economic principles for improved decision making. While the primary focus of the book is on microeconomic ...
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This book showcases the power of economic principles to explain and predict issues and current events in the food, agricultural, agribusiness, international trade, natural resources and other sectors. The result is an agricultural economics textbook that provides students and instructors with a clear, up-to-date, and straightforward approach to learning how a market-based economy functions, and how to use simple economic principles for improved decision making. While the primary focus of the book is on microeconomic aspects, agricultural economics has expanded over recent decades to include issues of macroeconomics, international trade, agribusiness, environmental economics, natural resources, and international development. Hence, these topics are also provided with significant coverage.
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Very good. Ex-library. 351 p. Routledge Textbooks in Environmental and Agricultural Economics. Audience: College/higher education. LCCN 2012039020 Type of material Book Personal name Barkley, Andrew P., 1962-author. Main title Principles of agricultural economics / Andrew Barkley and Paul W. Barkley. Published/Created London; New York: Routledge, 2013. Description xxiv, 351 p. : ill.; 25 cm. ISBN 9780415540698 9780415540704 (pbk) 9780203371145 (ebk) LC classification HD1761. B32 2013 Related names Barkley, Paul W., author. Contents Introduction to the economics of agriculture--The economics of production--The costs of production--Profit maximization--Optimal input selection--Optimal output selection--Consumer choices--Supply and demand--Markets--The competitive firm--Market power--Agriculture and the global economy--Economics, agriculture and the environment. LC Subjects Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States. Notes Includes index. Dewey class no. 338.1 Geographic area code n-us---
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