In most industrialized countries farmers as a small and well orgnized group are ableto
influence government decisions to get rent creating proposals enacted. Two different …

Abstract The Common Agricultural Policy is modelled as a club good providing the
European Union (EU) farmer with financial benefits. We build an economic model which …

It is generally believed that the subsidisation of agriculture serves as a payment of political
rents to farmers. Here, we attempt to show that characterisation of the entire amount of …

This book has been prepared by a team of researchers from six renowned academic centres
in the field of agricultural economics in Poland, under a National Science Centre research …

Abstract The Common Agricultural Policy is modelled as a club good providing the
European Union (EU) farmer with financial benefits. We build an economic model which …

Political rent is M. Olson's concept of which G. Tullock is the precursor. It is the key element
of the 'rent-seeking'theory. The rent is the part of revenue which exceeds expenses …

A model is developed to explain observed patterns of policy intervention in agriculture. We
analyze the interaction between political support‐seeking politicians and support‐supplying …

Agricultural economics devotes much attention to analyzing market interventions and their
dis-tributional implications. Recent research emphasis has shifted from the analysis of policy …

Zusammenfassung “Public choice” und Wirtschaftspolitik: Die Zunahme der Agrarprotektion.-
In diesem Aufsatz wird konzeptionell ein Rahmen entwickelt, um die Gründe für die …

A review of the 'new political economy'of agricultural policies includes models of social
income maximising governments, collective action by 'pressure groups', and the interaction …