Politically portrayed as valiant family farms scratching out a living in the Jeffersonian mode, agriculture is instead the most regulated and subsidized sector of the industrial economy, deeply intertwined in environmental policies. Agricultural Policy and the Environment pulls back the wrappings that cloak U.S. agriculture and explains how and why politics has affected the traditional stewardship role played by agriculture. The stories about why this has happened are as important to understanding policy outcomes today as the stories that explain how it has evolved.
Agricultural Policy and the Environment
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Roger Meiners
- Senior Fellow
Roger Meiners is Goolsby Distinguished Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Texas at Arlington and a senior fellow at PERC.
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Bruce Yandle
- Senior Fellow Emeritus
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A Summer of Forest Litigation
A small collection of litigants continues to derail forest management efforts with lawsuits—jeopardizing the environment they claim to be protecting.
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New Report Outlines 10 Solutions for Improving the Endangered Species Act for its 50th Anniversary
Ahead of the 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act this December, a new report from PERC, explores creative ideas to improve the landmark law’s conservation outcomes.
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A Field Guide for Wildlife Recovery
The Endangered Species Act's Elusive Search to Recover Species—and What to Do About It.