The Effects of Credit Policies on U.S. Agriculture - Paperback

by Peter J. Barry (Author)

This book examines the nonbudget consequences of the entire set of programs and the extent to which general financial regulation affects the farm sector.

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The author reviews the major financial characteristics of U.S. agriculture and of its suppliers of financial capital. Next he considers credit issues, with particular attention to public credit programs. After discussing new theories of public credit, he evaluates several types of government involvement in agricultural finance.