The Foundations of Agricultural Economics
Together with an Economic History of British Agriculture during and after the Great War

First published in 1933 as the second edition of a 1923 original, this book examines the many economic problems that can befall the agricultural industry.

J. A. Venn (Author)

9781107475137, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 January 2015

660 pages
24.5 x 17 x 3 cm, 1.1 kg

First published in 1933 as the second edition of a 1923 original, this book examines the many economic problems that can befall the agricultural industry, specifically that of the United Kingdom but with some reference to agricultural practices elsewhere in the world. Venn also includes a detailed study of the state of British agriculture immediately before and after WWI, as well as charts of agricultural output over time and detailed charts of acreage allotted to various crops in the UK. This book will be of interest to agricultural economists and historians.

Part I. The Foundations of Agricultural Economics: 1. Introduction
2. The occupation of land in the past
3. Modern land tenure
4. Modern land tenure (cont.)
5. The size of holdings
6. The size of holdings (cont.)
7. Tithe
8. Tithe (cont.)
9. Land tax, rates and income tax
10. Land tax, rates and income tax (cont.)
11. Agricultural labour
12. Agricultural labour (cont.)
13. Markets and marketing
14. Markets and marketing (cont.)
15. Agricultural co-operation
16. Agricultural co-operation
17. The wheat supply of the British Isles
18. The wheat supply of the British Isles (cont.)
19. Forestry
20. Agricultural statistics
21. Crop estimating and forecasting
Part II. An Economic History of British Agriculture during and after the Great War: 22. British agriculture in peace and war
23. British agriculture in peace and war (cont.)
24. British agriculture after the war
Appendix (Tables I-XV)
Index.

Subject Areas: Economics [KC]