Risk Management and the Environment Agriculture in Perspective

Name: Risk Management and the Environment Agriculture in Perspective
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ISBN: 9781402009815

ISBN-10: 140200981X

ISBN-13: 9781402009815

Edition: 2003

Authors: Bruce A. Babcock, Robert W. Fraser, Joseph N. Lekakis

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The integration of the economic role of agriculture with the societal role of the rural environment is one of the key features of contemporary government policy. This volume assesses current risk management theory & practise in response to this policy, in American & European agriculture.

Book details

List price: $109.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication date: 11/30/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 204
Size: 8.27" wide x 11.69" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.376
Language: English



Tables


Figures


Contributors


Preface


Introduction


Risk Management and the Environment in Agriculture: A Key Policy Theme




Theory



The State-contingent Approach to Modeling Environmental Risk Management




The Precautionary Principle in Practice: How to Write a Call Option on the Environment




Factors Determining Best Management Practice Adoption Incentives and the Impact of Green Insurance




Uncertainty and Adoption of Sustainable Farming Systems




Incentive Design for Introducing Genetically Modified Crops




An Economic Risk Assessment of the Impact on Producers of Removing Quarantine Restrictions




Case Studies



Risk Attitudes and Risk Perceptions of Crop Producers in Western Australia




Valuing Pest Control: How Much is Due to Risk Aversion?




The Influence of Price Risk on Set-aside Choice in the EU




Production Risks, Acreage Decisions, and Implications for Revenue Insurance Programs




The Effects of Crop Insurance and Disaster Relief Programs on Soil Erosion: The Case of Soybeans and Corn



Conclusion



Author Index


Subject Index