Family Farming: A New Economic Vision, New Edition

by Marty Strange

Book Overview

Americans decry the decline of family farming but stand by helplessly as industrial agribusiness takes over. The prevailing sentiment is that family farms should survive for important social, ethical, and economic reasons. But will they? This timely book exposes the biases in American farm policies that irrationally encourage expansion, biases evident in federal commodity programs, income tax provisions, and subsidized credit services. Family Farming...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080321748X
• ISBN13: 9780803217485
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.4"