Introduction to agricultural economics / | John B. Penson, Jr. ... [et al.]
Introduction to agricultural economics /
John B. Penson, Jr. ... [et al.]
- 6th ed.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2015
- 428 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Earlier editions entered under: Penson, John B.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is agricultural economics? -- The U.S. food and fiber industry -- Theory of consumer behavior -- Consumer equilibrium and market demand -- Measurement and interpretation of elasticities -- Introduction to production and resource use -- Economics of input and product substitution -- Market equilibrium and product price : Perfect competition -- Market equilibrium and product price : Imperfect competition -- Natural resources, the environment, and agriculture -- Government intervention in agriculture -- Product markets and national output -- Macroeconomic policy fundamentals -- Consequences of business fluctuations -- Macroeconomic policy and agriculture -- Agriculture and international trade -- Exchange rates and agricultural trade -- Why nations trade -- Agricultural trade policy and preferential trading arrangements.
1292073063 9781292073064
Agriculture--Economic aspects
HD1415 / .I68 2015
Earlier editions entered under: Penson, John B.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is agricultural economics? -- The U.S. food and fiber industry -- Theory of consumer behavior -- Consumer equilibrium and market demand -- Measurement and interpretation of elasticities -- Introduction to production and resource use -- Economics of input and product substitution -- Market equilibrium and product price : Perfect competition -- Market equilibrium and product price : Imperfect competition -- Natural resources, the environment, and agriculture -- Government intervention in agriculture -- Product markets and national output -- Macroeconomic policy fundamentals -- Consequences of business fluctuations -- Macroeconomic policy and agriculture -- Agriculture and international trade -- Exchange rates and agricultural trade -- Why nations trade -- Agricultural trade policy and preferential trading arrangements.
1292073063 9781292073064
Agriculture--Economic aspects
HD1415 / .I68 2015