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- Title
Truly Handmaidens to Policy? Evaluating Agricultural Economists' Claim to a Distinct Tradition of Applied Economics.
- Authors
Franklin, Jonathan S.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the evolution of agricultural economics. Topics mentioned include the emphasis put by agricultural economists on research, their influence on the policymaking process, and the work of economists such as Henry C. Taylor, George F. Warren, and Andrew Boss. The author also discusses the economists' challenges in dealing with the farmers and the lawmakers.
- Subjects
AGRICULTURAL ecology; AGRICULTURAL economists; AGRICULTURAL laws; ECONOMIC conditions of farmers; HISTORY
- Publication
History of Political Economy, 2014, Vol 46, Issue 4, p545
- ISSN
0018-2702
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1215/00182702-2815587