Can political science contribute to agricultural policy?

The contribution made by political science to the study of agricultural policy and the food chain is reviewed with an emphasis on the literature on interests. There is a fundamental question about 'Who benefits?' from government policy. Six general propositions are extracted from this literature and assessed. Directions for future theoretical and empirical work are discussed, it being argued that accounts of how policy agendas are constructed could be particularly helpful. Political science needs to move beyond its existing frameworks of analysis and develop a more interdisciplinary political economy approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Policy & Society is the property of Oxford University Press / USA and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)