In recent years, developed countries have formulated public policies in agriculture ranging from supporting rural life and farm income to promoting sustainability of food and fibre production. This book addresses the lack of empirical research in this area using case studies to explore the impact of differing approaches to public policy.

List of figuresList of tables Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction…………………………………………………………………. ASHOK MISHRA, DAVIDE VIAGGI, AND SERGIO GOMEZ-Y-PALOMA The Relationship between Farm Families and the Structure of Agriculture MARY CLARE AHEARN AND WALTER J. ARMBRUSTER Influence of CAP on social sustainability in Greek and Bulgarian rural areas DIMITRE NIKOLOV, BASIL MANOS, PARTHENA CHATZINIKOLAOU, THOMAS BOURNARIS, AND FEDRA KIOMOURTZI The evolving patterns of rural structures under the impact of public policies in Romani……………………………………………………………………... COSTICĂ MIHAI, MIHAI TALMACIU, AND MIOARA BORZA Households Associated with Agricultural Holdings: Selected Socio-Economic Dimensions…………………………………………………………………. RAY BOLLMAN The Effects of U.S. Agricultural Policies on Farm Household Income and Labor……………………………………………………………………….. DANIEL PRAGER AND CHRISTOPHER BURNS Part-time Farms in Canada: Changing Concepts and Changing Policy……. DAVID FRESHWATER AND SIMON JETTE-NANTEL Farm Household Incomes in OECD Member Countries over the Last 30 Years of Public Support…………………………………………………………………….. BRUNO HENRY DE FRAHAN, JÉRÉMIE DONG, REMBERT DE BLANDER Farm labour and farm income: Case Study from Norway………….……. KLAUS MITTENZWEI, HUGO STORM AND THOMAS HECKELEI Does the post-2013 reduce the disparities in the distribution of decoupled payments across Europe? A farm level assessment…………………………………… MARIA ESPINOSA, KAMEL LOUHICHI, AND SERGIO GOMEZ Y PALOMA CAP post 20