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Intro; Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Themes, Approach and Structure of the Book; 1.1.1 Methodology and Approach; 1.1.2 Structure and Themes; References; Chapter 2: Political Coalitions in Agricultural and Food Policies; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Value Chains and Political Coalitions; 2.2.1 Consumers; 2.2.2 Landowners; 2.2.3 Environmental Concerns; 2.2.4 International Interests; 2.2.5 Globalization of Value Chains and New International Coalitions; 2.2.6 GM Regulations and Agribusiness; 2.2.7 An Iron Triangle of Food Aid
2.2.8 Food, Feed, and Fuel2.2.9 Insuring Crops or the Insurance Industry?; 2.2.10 Consumer-Farmer Coalitions; 2.3 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Factors Influencing Policy Choices; 3.1 Income Distribution; 3.1.1 Relative Income and Loss Aversion; 3.1.2 Inequality and Ideology; 3.2 Economic Structure; 3.3 Deadweight Costs and Transaction Costs; 3.4 Political Institutions; 3.4.1 Political Regimes; 3.4.2 Democratization and Agricultural Policies; 3.4.3 Bureaucracies and Institutions; 3.5 Ideology; 3.6 Political Organization; 3.7 Information; 3.7.1 The Rationally Ignorant Voter
3.7.2 Mass Media3.7.3 The Bad News Hypothesis; 3.7.4 Information and Policy Instrument Choice; 3.8 Crises; 3.9 International Institutions; 3.10 Conclusion; References; Part II; Chapter 4: The Development Paradox; 4.1 Economic Growth, Restructuring, and Political Incentives; 4.1.1 Information Costs; 4.1.2 Political Organization; 4.1.3 Political Reforms; 4.2 Development and Policy Combinations; References; Chapter 5: Anti-Trade Bias and the Political Economy of Instrument Choice; 5.1 Anti-Trade Bias; 5.2 Political Economy of Instrument Choice
5.3 Instrument Choice, Trade, and International InstitutionsReferences; Chapter 6: Development Paradox and Anti-Trade Bias Revisited?; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Reform and Decline of Agricultural Taxation in Poor Countries 1980-2010; 6.2.1 Economic Growth: The Development Paradox at Work; 6.2.2 Political Reforms and Mass Media; 6.2.3 Structural-Adjustment Programs and Policy Conditionality; 6.2.4 Summary; 6.3 Reform of Agricultural Subsidies in Rich Countries; 6.3.1 The WTO and Policy Reforms; References; Chapter 7: Policy Reform in History: Europe, the USA, and China; 7.1 Introduction
7.2 Europe7.2.1 Free Trade in Europe; 7.2.2 The Agricultural Crisis of the Late Nineteenth Century; 7.2.3 The Growth of Agricultural Protection in the Mid-Twentieth Century; 7.2.4 The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); 7.2.5 A Perfect Storm; 7.3 USA; 7.3.1 The Emergence of the Farm Bills; 7.3.2 Political Coalitions in the Farm Bill; 7.3.3 Persistence and Policy Reforms; 7.3.4 Recoupling Through Crop Insurance and Biofuels; 7.4 China; 7.4.1 Political Changes, Grassroots Pressure, and Agricultural Reform; 7.4.2 The World's Largest Agricultural Subsidy Program; References; Part III
2.2.8 Food, Feed, and Fuel2.2.9 Insuring Crops or the Insurance Industry?; 2.2.10 Consumer-Farmer Coalitions; 2.3 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Factors Influencing Policy Choices; 3.1 Income Distribution; 3.1.1 Relative Income and Loss Aversion; 3.1.2 Inequality and Ideology; 3.2 Economic Structure; 3.3 Deadweight Costs and Transaction Costs; 3.4 Political Institutions; 3.4.1 Political Regimes; 3.4.2 Democratization and Agricultural Policies; 3.4.3 Bureaucracies and Institutions; 3.5 Ideology; 3.6 Political Organization; 3.7 Information; 3.7.1 The Rationally Ignorant Voter
3.7.2 Mass Media3.7.3 The Bad News Hypothesis; 3.7.4 Information and Policy Instrument Choice; 3.8 Crises; 3.9 International Institutions; 3.10 Conclusion; References; Part II; Chapter 4: The Development Paradox; 4.1 Economic Growth, Restructuring, and Political Incentives; 4.1.1 Information Costs; 4.1.2 Political Organization; 4.1.3 Political Reforms; 4.2 Development and Policy Combinations; References; Chapter 5: Anti-Trade Bias and the Political Economy of Instrument Choice; 5.1 Anti-Trade Bias; 5.2 Political Economy of Instrument Choice
5.3 Instrument Choice, Trade, and International InstitutionsReferences; Chapter 6: Development Paradox and Anti-Trade Bias Revisited?; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Reform and Decline of Agricultural Taxation in Poor Countries 1980-2010; 6.2.1 Economic Growth: The Development Paradox at Work; 6.2.2 Political Reforms and Mass Media; 6.2.3 Structural-Adjustment Programs and Policy Conditionality; 6.2.4 Summary; 6.3 Reform of Agricultural Subsidies in Rich Countries; 6.3.1 The WTO and Policy Reforms; References; Chapter 7: Policy Reform in History: Europe, the USA, and China; 7.1 Introduction
7.2 Europe7.2.1 Free Trade in Europe; 7.2.2 The Agricultural Crisis of the Late Nineteenth Century; 7.2.3 The Growth of Agricultural Protection in the Mid-Twentieth Century; 7.2.4 The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); 7.2.5 A Perfect Storm; 7.3 USA; 7.3.1 The Emergence of the Farm Bills; 7.3.2 Political Coalitions in the Farm Bill; 7.3.3 Persistence and Policy Reforms; 7.3.4 Recoupling Through Crop Insurance and Biofuels; 7.4 China; 7.4.1 Political Changes, Grassroots Pressure, and Agricultural Reform; 7.4.2 The World's Largest Agricultural Subsidy Program; References; Part III