Agriculture economics (3rd ed )

PART I: FOUNDATIONS

1. The Food Industry

2. Introduction to Agricultural Economics

3. Introduction to Market Price Determination

PART II: MICROECONOMICS

4. The Firm as a Production Unit

5. Costs and Optimal Output Levels

6. Supply, Market Adjustments, and Input Demands

7. Imperfect Competition and Government Regulation

8. The Theory of Consumer Behavior

9. The Concept of Elasticity

PART III: MACROECONOMICS

10. Money and Financial Intermediaries

11. The Circular Flow of Income

12. Monetary Policy

13. Fiscal Policy

14. International Trade

15. Agricultural Policy

PAT IV: ADVANCED TOPICS

16. Food Marketing: From Stable to Table

17. Futures Markets

18. Financial Markets

19. Investment Analysis

20. Farm Service Sector

21. The Economics of Market Failure

22. The Malthusian Dilemma

23. Economic Development and Food