Download or read book The Impact of Agricultural Support Policies in the United States and Other Major Countries written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines the recent difficulties experienced in U.S. agriculture, and discusses the role played by government policies, in particular reviewing recent developments in those policies. Studies of the extent and costs of agricultural protection in the United States and other major countries are surveyed and possible effects of multilateral reform of agricultural policies are discussed.