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The greening of agricultural policy in industrial societies

David J. Vail

Agriculture is taking on new meanings in advanced industrial societies, and values and ethical convictions regarding environmental protection, long-term sustainability, landscape amenities, nature conservation, and farm animals' well-being are rising to prominence. While shifting priorities are universal in industrial societies, David Vail, Knut Per Hasund, and Lars Drake argue here that the sweep and comprehensiveness of Sweden's "green" policy responses have put it in the vanguard. In this book they explore the gathering momentum behind agricultural "greening" in a context of worldwide economic restructuring and environmental challenges. The authors describe a wide range of Swedish policy initiatives and evaluate them in terms of goal attainment and cost-effectiveness, running the gamut from fertilizer and pesticide taxes to manure management regulations, landscape preservation...

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