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Implicit Social Policy in Agriculture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2005

Stefan Mann
Stefan Mann
Affiliation:
Agroscope FAT Tänikon, Swiss Federal Research Station for Agricultural Economics and Engineering, Switzerland E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The current agricultural policy instrument of direct payments to farmers is also very much a form of social policy. This applies particularly for agricultural systems based on small family farms. Taking Switzerland as an example, the main weaknesses of the present system are outlined. A quantitative analysis reveals massive income differences among Swiss farmers, with the richest receiving more direct payments than the poorest. Potential improvements to the agricultural policy system are suggested by explicitly redefining direct payments as a social policy instrument.

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Social Policy and Society , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , July 2005 , pp. 271 - 281
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© Cambridge University Press 2005

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