The Common Agricultural Policy of the EU is at an impasse. A bond scheme, part of a reform that emphasizes the environment and rural development, offers a way forward. Swinbank and Tranter, both affiliated with the Center for Agricultural Strategy at the University of Reading, UK, seek to demystify the bond scheme proposal and explore concerns expressed by farmers and policy makers. Contributors in political science, economics, and agricultural strategy report on a major survey of farmers' reactions to the bond scheme. Readership includes policy makers and students in agricultural economics and European studies. The book is distributed in the US by Oxford University Press. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is not tenable and all recent reform plans have been condemned as unacceptable. However, a "bond scheme," as part of reform that pays more attention to society's aspirations for the environment and rural development, offers a way forward. This book demystifies the bond scheme proposal and explores concerns expressed by farmers and policy makers. Written by economists, a political scientist and a practicing politician, it offers rare insights into EU farm policy.
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