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标题：The So-Called "Non-Economic" Objectives of Agricultural Policy
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作者：L. Alan Winters
期刊名称：Economics Department Working Papers / OECD
印刷版ISSN：0259-4633
出版年度：1988
卷号：1988
DOI：10.1787/148132766818
出版社：Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
摘要：Agricultural support costs OECD countries billions of dollars per year in lost income. It is frequently argued, however, that this is not waste, but is rather a fair price to pay for a number of "non-economic" objectives such as thriving rural communities and increased national security. This paper analyses these objectives and their relationship with agricultural policy. It draws three conclusions: first, the so-called non-economic objectives (SNOs) are, in fact, economic; second, being economic they are amenable to quantification and economic analysis; and, third, present forms of agricultural support may be inefficient means to achieve these objectives ...