TY - BOOK AU - Drummond,H.Evan AU - Goodwin,John W. TI - Agricultural economics SN - 9780136071921 (pbk.) AV - HD1433 .D78 2011 U1 - 338.1 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ PB - Prentice Hall KW - Agriculture KW - Economic aspects KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The food industry -- Introduction to agricultural economics -- Introduction to market price determination -- The firm as a production unit -- Costs and optimal output levels -- Supply, market adjustments, and input demand -- Imperfect competition and government regulation -- The theory of consumer behavior -- The concept of elasticity -- Money and financial intermediaries -- The circular flow of income -- Monetary policy -- Fiscal policy -- International trade -- Agricultural policy -- Food marketing : from stable to table -- Futures markets -- Financial markets -- Investment analysis -- Farm service sector -- The economics of market failure -- The Malthusian dilemma -- Economic development and food ER -