Agricultural policy in Europe / Alan Greer.
By: Greer, Alan (Alan J.)
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Contributor(s): University of Manchester. European Policy Research Unit.
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BookSeries: European Policy Research Unit series.Publisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2009Description: viii, 238p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780719080616; 0719080614.Subject(s): Agriculture and state -- European Union countries | Agriculture and state -- Europe | Farming and Country Life | Politics & government | International institutions | Agricultural economics | EU (European Union)DDC classification: 338.184 GRE | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library EU | 338.184 GRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38888000736581 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
'Agricultural policy in Europe', available for the first time in paperback, provides a unique comparative analysis of the UK, France, Poland, the Netherlands, Greece and Ireland, using up-to-date material on CAP reform, world trade liberalisation, animal disease, rural development and the environment. In its core argument that Europe has a Common Agricultural Policy in name only, the study offers a distinctive interpretation of contemporary policies for agriculture and rural development. Policy is considerably more diverse than usually recognised, and also varies across different policy stages such as agenda setting, formulation and implementation. This diversity is the result of a multilevel policy process in which global, regional and local actors play a key role alongside the institutions of the EU. Yet nation states are central. Despite the existence of the CAP, substantial policy variations reflect different national economies, cultures, priorities and interests, usually mediated through different types of policy networks. Far from greater policy integration, the pressures for diversity have increased in recent years, notably through world trade liberalisation, environmental concern and EU enlargement.
With continuing controversy about the future direction and powers of the EU, this groundbreaking book sheds new light on the extent to which agricultural policy in Europe is common. It goes beyond formal legal structures and the rhetoric of popular debate to look at what actually happens in a complex policy process that is both multilevel and multi stage. The result is a very different picture in which agricultural policy is considerably more diverse and fragmented than usually assumed.
Originally published: 2004.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Perspectives on the agricultural policy process -- 3. National actors and agricultural policy -- 4. agricultural policy environment -- 5. Setting the agricultural policy agenda -- 6. Policy formulation and policy choices -- 7. Policy implementation -- 8. Agricultural policy in Europe : less common? : less about agriculture?
Agriculture remains a significant issue in the political, economic and social makeup of Europe. This text looks at the relationships between national, international and supranational institutions and actors in the agricultural sector generally, including the increasing links to areas such as food, health and rural development.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction
- Perspectives on the agricultural policy process
- National actors and agricultural policy
- The agricultural policy environment
- Setting the agricultural policy agenda
- Policy formulation and policy choices
- Policy implementation
- Agricultural policy in Europe: less common? less about agriculture?
- Note on sources
- Bibliography