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The Changing Role of the Common Agricultural Policy: The Future of Farming in Europe
The Changing Role of the Common Agricultural Policy The Future of Farming in Europe Author:John Marsh, Bryn Green, Brendan Kearney The Common Agriclutural Policy (CAP) of the EC is the most politically explosive issue of the European economic integration, and as such is currently being (slowly) redefined under internal and external (US) pressure. This book sets out the findings of a report launched recently by the Land Use and Food Policy Inter-Group, who are concerned that... more » politically acceptable alternatives must be put forward for reform of the CAP particularly in the context of the GATT round negotiations. Combining independent analysis with realistic thinking, the book sets out the impact of the current operation of the CAP on the consumer, the taxpayer, our international trade, the rural and social element of agriculture and puts forward some options for a financially sounder policy. Written by a team of European agricultural and environmental academics, this will form a major contribution to this controversial and complex debate.« less