Economic problems of agriculture in industrial societies : proceedings of a conference held by the International Economic Association

PART I: AGRICULTURE IN THE WORLD ECONOMY: Agriculture in the World of 1975: General picture of trends. / E. M. Ojala -- The desirable level of agriculture in the advanced industrial economies. / E. A. G. Robinson -- The search for new international arrangements to deal with the agricultural problems of industrial-ized countries. / Dale E. Hathaway -- Free Trade and planning in the common agricultural policy / Mario Bandini -- The European Common Market and the move towards self-sufficiency in food production / Claude Mouton -- Problems arising for the agriculture of a developing country by virtue or its association with the European Economic Community / D.J. Delivanis -- PART II: REPERCUSSIONS ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES OF PRESENT POLICIES IN INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES - The changing patterns of international trade problems of under-developed areas / J.H. Richter -- The changing character of international trade and the problems of under-developed regions / V.Martinov -- Repercussions of food surpluses in industrialized countries on economic growth in developing countries / V. M. Dandekar -- PART III: CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPED AGRICULTURE: THE FAMILY FARM AND PROBLEMS OF FACTOR MOBILITY - Tendencies towards concentration and specialization in agricultura / Ulf Renborg -- The modern family farm and its problems: with particular reference to the United States of America -- Glenn L. Johnson -- The modern family farm and its problems: with particular reference to the Federal German Republic / H. Priebe -- The mobility of rural manpower / C. E. Bishop -- Life and income of Czechoslovak co-operatives / Josef Flek -- PART IV: CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPED AGRICULTURE: THE PROBLEMS OF VERTICAL INTEGRATION, INNOVATION AND DOMINATION - Vertical integration and development of farms: the perfecting and diffusion of innovations in integrated systems / Joseph Le Bihan -- Innovation in stock farming: information flow from the agricultural and animal food industries / Jean Valarche -- The problems of vertical integration in agriculture: The hungarian case / Laszlo Komlo -- Joint decision-making processes in present-day agriculture / Sidney Hoos -- PART V: CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPED AGRICULTURE: CASE STUDIES IN AGRICULTURAL POLICY - The income objective in agricultural policies / H. Astrand -- Swedish experience in agricultural policy / Odd Gulbrandsen -- Purchasing contracts and price policy as means of planning agricultural production / M. Pohorille -- Agricultural planning in U.S.S.R. / K. P. Obolenski -- The U.S. South as an under-developed region / William H. Nicholls -- PART VI: CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS IN THE ANALYSIS OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT - PROCESS IN FARMING VERSUS PROCESS IN MANUFACTURING : A PROBLEM OF BALANCED DEVELOPMENT / Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen -- Problems of the re-structuring of agriculture in the light of the Polish experience / J. Tepicht -- Turning-points in economic development and agricultural policy / Rudolf Bicanic -- Equity and productivity issues in modern agrarian reform legislation / Vernon W. Ruttan -- The new synthesis of rural and urban society in the United States / Karl A. Fox -- The terms of trade of agriculture in context of economic growth / Yair Mundlak