The State and the Farmer

Auteur

Peter Self was a journalist, academic and planning policy-maker. Herbert J. Storing was Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, USA.

Texte du rabat

Originally published in 1962, this book deals with agricultural policies and politics in Britain between 1945 and 1961. The distinctive feature of this period was agricultural 'partnership' - a close and pervasive pattern of co-operation between the Government and the principal agricultural organizations.

Contenu

1. Agriculture and the State 2. Farmers United 3. The Quest for Stability 4. Marketing Monopolies 5. The Birth in the Cupboard 6. Partnership in the Field 7. The Workers' Place in the Sun 8. Gentlemen, Limited 9. The Politics of Agriculture 10. Agriculture and the Public Interest. Appendix: A: Government Support to Agriculture (1959-60) B: Supervision and Dispossession C: Landlords' Control of Tenants D: The Farmers' Vote E: Note on Sources.