The subject matter of agricultural economics has both broadened and deepened in
recent years, and the chapters of this Handbook present the most exciting and
innovative work being done today. Following Volume 1, Volume 2 consists of three
parts: 'Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment', 'Agriculture in the
Macroeconomy' and 'Agriculture and Food Policy'. Although agricultural
economists have always paid attention to these topics, research devoted to them
has increased substantially in scope as well as depth in recent years.