Introduction to agricultural economics / 
John B. Penson, Jr. [and three others]. 
 - Sixth edition. 
 - England :  Pearson Education Limited,  2015. 
 - 428 pages :  illustrations (colored) ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>What is agricultural economics? -- The U.S. food and fiber industry -- Theory of consumer behavior -- Consumer equilibrium and market demand -- Measurement and interpretation of elasticities -- Introduction to production and resource use -- Economics of input and product substitution -- Market equilibrium and product price: perfect competition -- Market equilibrium and product price: imperfect competition -- Natural resources, the environment, and agriculture -- Government intervention in agriculture -- Product markets and national output -- Macroeconomic policy fundamentals -- Consequences of business fluctuations -- Macroeconomic policy and agriculture -- Agricultural trade and exchange rates -- Why nations trade -- Agricultural trade policy and preferential trading arrangements. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0133379485 (hdbk.) 9781292073064 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Agriculture--Economic aspects.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD1415  / .P374 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.1 
<br/><br/><label>National Agricultural Library Call No.: </label>HD1415  / .P374 2014