Agricultural Policy Reform and the Rural Economy in OECD Countries

Agricultural Policy Reform and the Rural Economy in OECD Countries

The socio-economic development of rural areas has become an important issue for agricultural policy design in many OECD countries. Yet there is still a lack of comprehensive analysis of the inter-linkages between the agro-food sector and the rural economy. What consequences have on-going structural...

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Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Autores Corporativos: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development Content Provider (content provider), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Content Provider
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 1998.
Materias:
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and state > Case studies > OECD countries
Rural development > Case studies > OECD countries
Business & Economics
Agricultural Economics
OECD countries > Rural conditions > Case studies.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. MAIN REPORT
  • Executive summary
  • I. Background
  • II. Agricultural structural change and the rural economy
  • III. Linkages between agricultural policies and the rural economy
  • IV. Towards a consensus on policy responses
  • Annex
  • I. Approach and data
  • II. Definitions of concepts
  • Annex: Tables
  • Bibliography
  • 2. CASE STUDY – CANADA: ANNAPOLIS AND YORKTON REGIONS
  • Executive summary
  • I. Introduction
  • II. The Annapolis region of Nova Scotia
  • III. The Yorkton region of Eastern Saskatchewan
  • IV. Major agri-food policies, 1981-95
  • V. Impact on the agri-food sector, 1981-95
  • VI. Changing policies and programmes, 1995-97
  • Bibliography
  • 3. CASE STUDY – FRANCE: BRITTANY AND BURGUNDY
  • -Executive summary
  • I. Introduction
  • II. General features of the two regions
  • III. Agriculture and the agro-food sector in Burgundy and Brittany
  • IV. Implementation of agricultural policies in Burgundy and Brittany
  • V. Critical assessment of the role of agricultural policy in rural development in Burgundy and Brittany
  • VI. Conclusion: future challenges
  • Annex:
  • Tables
  • Bibliography
  • 4. CASE STUDY – GREECE: CRETE
  • Executive summary
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Main socio-economic features of Crete
  • III. Structural features of the Cretan agricultural sector
  • IV. Use and implementation of agro-structural and other policies
  • V. An assessment of agro-structural policies
  • VI. Conclusions
  • Annex: Graph and Tables
  • Bibliography
  • 5. CASE STUDY – JAPAN: HILLY AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS
  • Executive summary
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Hilly and mountainous areas
  • III. Main agricultural policy settings and recent developments
  • IV. Case study: flat rural villages vs. hilly villages
  • V. Summary and conclusion: developing a better policy mix
  • Notes and sources of boxes
  • Annex
  • Graphs
  • Measures on ‘‘Tana Da’’ in hilly and mountainous areas
  • Bibliography
  • 6. CASE STUDY – NORWAY: SOGN OG FJORDANE AND VESTFOLD
  • Executive summary
  • I. Background
  • II. Agricultural
  • III. Overview of Norwegian agriculture – Sogn og Fjordane and Vestfold
  • IV. Assessment of policy efficiency
  • Annex: Graphs and Table
  • 7. CASE STUDY – NEW ZEALAND
  • Executive summary
  • I. Preamble
  • II. A profile of rural New Zealand
  • III. Agro-food sector
  • IV. Agricultural policies
  • V. Government’s role in rural development
  • VI. The broader implications of New Zealand’s experience
  • Bibliography
  • 8. CASE STUDY – SWISS: CANTON URI AND CANTON ZUG
  • Executive summary
  • I. Introduction
  • II. The role of direct payments in agricultural reform
  • III. Ecological objectives and strategies
  • IV. Organic farming and integrated production
  • V. Farmer participation in ecological programmes
  • Annex

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