Niek Koning: 2 books
Food Security, Agricultural Policies and Economic Growth
Long-term Dynamics in the Past, Present and Future
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
Using a political-economic approach supplemented with insights from human ecology, this volume analyzes the long-term dynamics of food security and economic growth. The book begins by discussing the nature of preindustrial food crises and the changes that have occurred since the 19th century with...
The Failure of Agrarian Capitalism
Agrarian Politics in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and the USA, 1846-1919
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2002
Agriculture is a highly sensitive industry. Throughout their history, national governments have intervened in and protected their agricultural sectors. The problems of competition in agriculture have been continually illustrated by disagreement over the European Community's Common Agricultural Policy...