Böcker av Berkeley (formerly Imperial College London Hill

Fully updated, this incorporates the impacts of the EU expansion, changes to financial support of agriculture, financial crises, economic recession and unemployment. The inclusion of chapter-focused exercises, essay questions and further reading make this textbook a valuable learning tool for students of agriculture, economics and related sectors.

This book examines evidence on the wealth of farming households, and concludes that in nearly all member states, they are not generally a poor societal sector. This new edition discusses the evidence, makes recommendations for gathering information, and considers the implications for the CAP as we enter the second decade of the 21st century.