{"product_id":"between-soil-and-society-legislative-history-and-political-development-of-farm-bill-conservation-policy-hardback-9781496225146","title":"Between Soil and Society; Legislative History and Political Development of Farm Bill Conservation Policy (Hardback) 9781496225146","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBetween Soil and Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLegislative History and Political Development of Farm Bill Conservation Policy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJonathan Coppess (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496225146\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e356 pages, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm, 0.686 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"This book is a substantial contribution and stellar resource for those interested in conservation and agricultural policy. . . . As we move forward in the era of climate emergencies, the importance of conservation and responsible stewardship cannot be overstated, yet questions remain about the potential for a democratic society to craft climate-friendly conservation policy in a political climate where policy remains shaped by corporate interests.\"-Aimee Imlay, H-Environment\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"This is a must read for anyone who wants an in-depth understanding of farm policy.\"-R. E. O'Connor, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“\u003ci\u003eBetween Soil and Society\u003c\/i\u003e is based on deep research in congressional sources, current discussions of farm policy, and a huge secondary literature on the economics of agriculture, the evolution of farm policy, and the nature of congressional behavior. Jonathan Coppess’s understanding of farm policy since 1990 is especially impressive, and his ability to root this discussion in a larger historical context makes this book a first-rate work of scholarship. This is a major contribution to the literature on farm policy and on congressional behavior and the legislative process.”-David E. Hamilton, author of \u003ci\u003eFrom New Day to New Deal: American Farm Policy from Hoover to Roosevelt, 1928–1933\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e Winner of the 2024 Professional Scholarship Award from American Agricultural Law Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The United States spends approximately $5 billion each year on federal programs designed to conserve natural resources and address the environmental consequences of modern agricultural production. Like farm policy, agricultural conservation policy is rooted in the Roosevelt administration’s New Deal efforts of the 1930s. Farm conservation policy has waxed and waned since then, related to fluctuating economic and environmental concerns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBetween Soil and Society\u003c\/i\u003e Jonathan Coppess traces the history and development of U.S. conservation policy, especially as it compares to and interacts with the development of farm policy. By answering questions about the differences in political support and development for these similar policy regimes, with efforts to apply legal and political theory to understand the differences, Coppess considers the implications of climate change and lessons for future policy development. One of the few books to make sense of the legal and economic analysis of agricultural conservation policy, \u003ci\u003eBetween Soil and Society\u003c\/i\u003e provides a window into larger issues of American politics, governance, and policy development.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Part 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Of Farming, Conservation, and the Farm Bill: An Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Of Congress and the Conservation Question: A Preliminary Discussion\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. Dust Bowl Origins\u003cbr\u003e 3. Out of Dust, Sharecropping, and the Supreme Court: An Origin’\u003cbr\u003es Backstory\u003cbr\u003e 4. Reform amid Ruin: Lessons from the 74th Congress\u003cbr\u003e Part 3. The Soil Bank Saga\u003cbr\u003e 5. Out of Surplus and Policy Failure: The Rise of the Soil Bank\u003cbr\u003e 6. Southern Sabotage: The Swift Demise of the Soil Bank\u003cbr\u003e Part 4. The Food Security Act of 1985\u003cbr\u003e 7. From Dust to Dust: The Seventies Interlude and Backstory\u003cbr\u003e 8. A New Foundation for Conservation Policy: The Food Security Act of 1985\u003cbr\u003e Part 5. Modern Conservation Policy Developments\u003cbr\u003e 9. Modern Developments: Farm Bill Conservation Policy after 1985\u003cbr\u003e 10. Of Congress and the Conservation Question: A Working Theory and Closing Argument\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52599913447704,"sku":"9781496225146","price":41.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/between-soil-and-society-legislative-history-and-political-development-of-farm-bill-conservation-policy-hardback-9781496225146","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}